Association of various comorbidity measures with spinal cord injury rehabilitation outcomes

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Horn, Susan D ^a   Smout, Randall J ^a   Dejong, Gerben ^b   Dijkers, Marcel P ^c   Hsieh, Ching Hui ^b   Lammertse, Daniel ^d   Whiteneck, Gale G ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN TO WORK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875438490     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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