Disparities in postacute rehabilitation care for stroke: An analysis of the state inpatient databases

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1220-1229

  Freburger, Janet K ^a   Holmes, George M ^a,b   Ku, Li Jung E ^a,b   Cutchin, Malcolm P ^a,c   Heatwole Shank, Kendra ^a,c   Edwards, Lloyd J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961107806     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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