Determinants of length of stay in an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-192

  Al Jadid, Maher S ^a   Robert, Asirvatham A ^b  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SAUDI ARABIA; STROKE;

EID: 77949533788     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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