Infections in acute older stroke inpatients undergoing rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-219

  Chen, Chien Min ^a,b   Hsu, Hung Chih ^a,b   Tsai, Wen San ^a   Chang, Chia Hao ^c   Chen, Kai Hua ^a,b   Hong, Chang Zern ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infection; Pneumonia; Stroke; Urinary Tract Infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICTURITION; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STROKE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINATION;

EID: 84857160591     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31824661a9     Document Type: Article

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