Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 740-744 , June 2007

Social Determinants of Discharge Destination for Patients After Stroke With Low Admission FIM Instrument Scores

  • Tuan-Anh Nguyen, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Tuan-Anh Nguyen, MBBS, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine and Aged Care, Camden Hospital, Menangle Rd, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia
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  • Andrew Page, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, QLD, Australia.
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  • Arun Aggarwal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia
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  • Peter Henke, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 740-744 , June 2007

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