Physician utilization among adults with traumatic spinal cord injury in Ontario: A population-based study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 470-476

  Munce, S E P ^a   Guilcher, S J T ^a   Couris, C M ^a,b,c   Fung, K ^d   Craven, B C ^b,e   Verrier, M ^a,b   Jaglal, S B ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiological; Health services; Physician utilization; Primary health care; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651115556     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.173     Document Type: Article

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