Who waits for inpatient rehabilitation services in Canada after neurotrauma? A population-based study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 773-779

  Colantonio, Angela ^a   Gerber, Gary ^a   Bayley, Mark ^a   Deber, Raisa ^a   Kim, Hwan ^a   Yin, Junlang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Outcomes; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME;

BRAIN INJURIES; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77956406082     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0582     Document Type: Article

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