Racial/ethnic differences in poststroke rehabilitation utilization in the USA

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-410

  Ellis, Charles ^a   Egede, Leonard E ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Race; Rehabilitation; Speech therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; RACE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650287254     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.09.6     Document Type: Review

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