Can severely disabled patients benefit from in-patient neurorehabilitation for acquired brain injury?
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Can severely disabled patients benefit from in-patient neurorehabilitation for acquired brain injury?
Abstract
Neurorehabilitation may be most cost efficient in those with the most severe disability
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Competing interests: none declared
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Efficiency of specialist rehabilitation in reducing dependency and costs of continuing care for adults with complex acquired brain injuries.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 May;77(5):634-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.073411. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006. PMID: 16614023 Free PMC article.
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