Browsing by Subject "trends"

Contemporary trends and predictors of postacute service use and routine discharge home after stroke.

Prvu Bettger, Janet; McCoy, Lisa; Smith, Eric E; Fonarow, Gregg C; Schwamm, Lee H; Peterson, Eric D (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-02-23)

BACKGROUND: Returning home after the hospital is a primary aim for healthcare; however, additional postacute care (PAC) services are sometimes necessary for returning stroke patients to their pre-event status. Recent trends ...

Influence of Modes of Climate Variability on Global Precipitation Extremes

Kenyon, Jesse; Hegerl, Gabriele C (2010)

The probability of climate extremes is strongly affected by atmospheric circulation This study quantifies the worldwide influence of three major modes of circulation on station based indices of intense precipitation the ...

Lessons Learned from the Anaerobe Survey: Historical Perspective and Review of the Most Recent Data (2005-2007)

Snydman, David R; Jacobus, Nilda V; McDermott, Laura A; Golan, Yoav; Hecht, David W; Goldstein, Ellie JC; Harrell, Lizzie; ... (16 authors) (2010)

Background. The rationale and lessons learned through the evolution of the National Survey for the Susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis Group from its initiation in 1981 through 2007 are reviewed here. The survey was conceived ...