PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 147-151 , February 2009

Length of Stay in Rehabilitation is Associated with Admission Neurologic Deficit and Discharge Destination

  • Douglas Elwood, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, Suite 600, 400 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: D.E.
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  • Ira Rashbaum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Jaclyn Bonder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Austin Pantel, BS

      Affiliations

    • New York University Medical School, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Berliner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Steve Yoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Mike Purvin, BS

      Affiliations

    • New York University Medical School, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Moshe Ben-Roohi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎
    • ,
  • Amit Bansal, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY⁎

Received 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 October 2008.

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