Referral to rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: A model for understanding inequities in access

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2201-2210

  Foster, Michele ^a   Tilse, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Rehabilitation; Social problems theory

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; THEORY;

AFTERCARE; BRAIN INJURIES; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 0037402925     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00236-8     Document Type: Article

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