Fallers in postacute rehabilitation have worse functional recovery and increased health services use

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 832-836

  Rochat, Stephane ^a   Monod, Stefanie ^a   Seematter Bagnoud, Laurence ^a,b   Lenoble Hoskovec, Constanze ^a   Büla, Christophe J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Functional recovery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CARE;

ELDERLY; FALLS; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY; REHABILITATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84886772492     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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