Ethnic Differences in Discharge Destination Among Older Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Predictors of discharge destination from acute care in patients with traumatic brain injury
INTRODUCTION Many studies have assessed the predictors of morbidity/mortality of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in acute care. However, with the increasing rate of survival after TBI, more attention has been given to discharge destinations from acute care as an important measure of clinical priorities. This study describes the design of a systematic review compiling and synthesising...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.143