Poststroke Rehabilitation in Older Americans: The Medicare Experience

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 811-825

  Lee, A James ^a   Huber, Joyce ^a   Stason, William B ^b  

^a Ctr for Health Economics Research   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030215872     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199608000-00008     Document Type: Article

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