A Preliminary Model of Wheelchair Service Delivery

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1030-1038

  Eggers, Sara L ^a,b   Myaskovsky, Larissa ^a,c   Burkitt, Kelly H ^a   Tolerico, Michelle ^a,c   Switzer, Galen E ^a,c   Fine, Michael J ^a,c   Boninger, Michael L ^a,c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Decision Partners   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Models, theoretical; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIR;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 65749086689     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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