Rehabilitation after trauma; Does age matter?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 541-545

  Joseph, Bellal ^a   Pandit, Viraj ^a   Aziz, Hassan ^a   Tang, Andrew ^a   Kulvatunyou, Narong ^a   Wynne, Julie ^a   Hsu, Paul ^a   O'Keeffe, Terence ^a   Gries, Lynn ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and rehabilitation; Functional improvement; Functional Independence Measure; Predicting outcomes after trauma; Rehabilitation after trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84884673708     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.069     Document Type: Article

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