Characteristics and correlates of rehabilitation charges during inpatient traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in Singapore

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Chua, Karen Sui Geok ^a   Earnest, Arul ^a   Chiong, Yi ^b   Kong, Keng He ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Billing; Charges; Head injuries; Length of stay; Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SINGAPORE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649124912     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0476     Document Type: Article

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