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Economic evaluation of transferring first-stroke survivors to rehabilitation wards: A 10-year longitudinal, population-based study

Chien-Min ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan;School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yao-Hsu YangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan;School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Health Information and Epidemiology Laboratory of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-0504
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Meng LeeSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7491-0571
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Kai-Hua ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan;School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-8620
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Shih-Shin HuangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-3502
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Pages 8-14 | Received 13 Apr 2019, Accepted 06 Jul 2019, Published online: 19 Sep 2019

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