Regional variation in stroke rehabilitation outcomes

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-38

  Reistetter, Timothy A ^a   Karmarkar, Amol M ^a   Graham, James E ^a   Eschbach, Karl ^b   Kuo, Yong Fang ^b   Granger, Carl V ^c   Freeman, Jean ^b   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Quality of health care; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891635308     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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