Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1532-1540 , September 2009

Health Care Expenditures of Living With a Disability: Total Expenditures, Out-of-Pocket Expenses, and Burden, 1996 to 2004

  • Sophie Mitra, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Economics, Fordham University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Sophie Mitra, PhD, Dept of Economics, Fordham University, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458-9993
    • ,
  • Patricia A. Findley, DrPH, MSW

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
    • ,
  • Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
    • Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.020

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1532-1540 , September 2009

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