Determinants of utilization and expenditures for episodes of ambulatory physical therapy among adults

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1018-1029

  Machlin, Steven R ^a   Chevan, Julia ^b   Yu, William W ^a   Zodet, Marc W ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053121805     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100343     Document Type: Article

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