The interaction of aspiration pneumonia with demographic and cerebrovascular disease risk factors is predictive of discharge level of care in the acute stroke patient

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Ifejika Jones, Nneka L ^a   Harun, Nusrat ^a,b   Peng, Hui ^a   Noser, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Grotta, James C ^a   Francisco, Gerard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; Outcomes; Rehabilitation epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STROKE; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 84856321946     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31823caa8d     Document Type: Article

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