Physical therapists make accurate and appropriate discharge recommendations for patients who are acutely ill

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-703

  Smith, Beth A ^a   Fields, Christina J ^b   Fernandez, Natalia ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77952358357     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090164     Document Type: Article

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