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Transfer Practices During Acquired Brain
Injury Rehabilitation: A Descent
in the Medical Hierarchy
Karin Højbjerg, Ingrid Egerod, and Ingrid Poulsen
11.1 Introduction
Inequality in treatment and rehabilitation in general is well documented
in Western countries (Devaux and de Looper 2012; Eikemo et al. 2008;
Willis et al. 2016). Although most health expenses are paid through taxes
in the Nordic welfare states, and therefore cost is not a barrier for accessing
healthcare services, inequality in health still exists (Kamper-Jørgensen
K. Højbjerg (*)
Department of Learning and Philosophy, Aalborg University Copenhagen,
Copenhagen, Denmark
e-mail: kah@learning.aau.dk
I. Egerod
Intensive Care Unit, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen,
Copenhagen, Denmark
e-mail: ingrid.egerod@regionh.dk
I. Poulsen
Department of Neurorehabilitation, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen,
Copenhagen, Denmark
e-mail: Ingrid.Poulsen@regionh.dk