A Profile of Health Care Utilization of the Disabled Population in Manitoba

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1383-1397

  Tomiak, Monica ^a   Berthelot, Jean Marie ^a   Mustard, Cameron A ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Ctr Hlth Plcy and Eval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Disability; Health care utilization; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0032159856     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199809000-00010     Document Type: Article

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