Rates of access to assistive equipment and medical rehabilitation services among people with disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 487-490

  Bingham, Shawn C ^a   Beatty, Phillip W ^a  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038823764     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963828031000071723     Document Type: Article

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