The State-of-the-Science: Access to Postacute Care Rehabilitation Services. A Review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1513-1521

  Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a   Graham, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Disabled persons; Quality indicators; Rehabilitation; Review publication type

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION; PUBLICATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REHABILITATION; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448960261     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.761     Document Type: Review

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