The impact of severe obesity on post-acute rehabilitation efficiency, length of stay, and hospital costs

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Padwal, Raj S ^a   Wang, Xiaoming ^a   Sharma, Arya M ^a   Dyer, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84866107347     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/972365     Document Type: Article

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