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Basu, Jayasree; Mobley, Lee R. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To examine how local health care resources impact travel patterns of patients age 65 and older across the rural urban continuum. Methods: Information on inpatient hospital discharges was drawn from complete 2004 hospital discharge files from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SID) for New York,…
Descriptors: Travel, Physicians, Hospitals, Patients
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Bramston, Paul; Bruggerman, Karen; Pretty, Grace – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2002
A study that investigated how use of community facilities and feelings of belonging were related to the quality of life of 132 Australian adolescents, half with mental retardation. Life satisfaction scores for students with mental retardation correlated significantly with reported levels of activity, friends, and support in the neighborhood.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Resources, Community Satisfaction, Foreign Countries