Decomposing racial and ethnic disparities in the use of postacute rehabilitation care

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3 PART 1, 2012, Pages 1158-1178

  Holmes, George M ^a   Freburger, Janet K ^b   Ku, Li Jung E ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

geographic spatial factors small area variations; Modeling, multilevel; racial ethnic differences in health and health care; rehabilitation services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; POSTACUTE REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIP FRACTURES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861198465     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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