Open Access<p>Gait Speed at Discharge and Risk for Readmission or Death: A Prospective Study of an Emergency Ward Population</p>
Author(s) -
Daniel Hertzberg,
Yauheni Luksha,
Ismail Kus,
Parto Eslampia,
John W. Pickering,
Martin J. Holzmann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s229479
Subject(s) - medicine , gait , population , emergency medicine , emergency department , physical medicine and rehabilitation , environmental health , nursing
There has been a growing interest in measuring gait speed for assessing long-term mortality and risk for hospital readmission in different populations.