Investigating differences among older adults' access to specialized rehabilitation services

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 584-603

  Neufeld, Stewart ^a   Lysack, Cathy ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care use; Health insurance; Home evaluation; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREDICTION; RACE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; REHABILITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745820338     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306291105     Document Type: Article

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