Evaluating inpatient public rehabilitation in Australia using a utilization review tool developed in North America

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-253

  Poulos, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Inpatient; Intensity; Rehabilitation; Therapy; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC SECTOR; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950141103     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0506     Document Type: Article

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