Health system factors associated with rehospitalizations after traumatic spinal cord injury: A population-based study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 604-609

  Jaglal, S B ^a,b,c   Munce, S E P ^a   Guilcher, S J ^a   Couris, C M ^a,b,d   Fung, K ^c   Craven, B C ^b,e   Verrier, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Databases; Hospitalization; Readmission; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT READMISSION; RURAL POPULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 68349113858     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.9     Document Type: Article

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