Sources of payment for assistive technology: Findings from a national survey of persons with disabilities

Assistive Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Carlson, Dawn ^a   Ehrlich, Nat ^b  

^a Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Disability; Payment source; Survey

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES; COMMONLY USED; DAILY LIVES; DISABILITY; DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS; PAYMENT SOURCE; PERSONAL INCOME; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; SELF HELP; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33746446891     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2006.10131908     Document Type: Article

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