Urban/rural differences in the use of physician services by people with multiple sclerosis

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-187

  Buchanan, Robert J ^a   Wang, Suojin ^b   Stuifbergen, Alexa ^c   Chakravorty, Bonnie J ^d   Zhu, Li ^b   Kim, MyungSuk ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Physician services; Specialty care; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33845508837     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2006-21301     Document Type: Article

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