title: Choice of personal assistance services providers by medicare beneficiaries using a consumer-directed benefit: rural-urban differences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA. meng@usf.edu
authors.forename: Hongdao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Brenda R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Wamsley
authors.forename: Joan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Van Nostrand
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Eggert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009518:New York; D009820:Ohio; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014903:West Virginia