Physical therapy use by community-based older people

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-33

  Freburger, Janet K ^a   Holmes, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Health services accessibility; Health services for the aged; Health services misuse

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 11144270490     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.1.19     Document Type: Article

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