Cultural and Organizational Aspects of Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-23

  Mechanic, David ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURE; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL VALUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031602955     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00077     Document Type: Article

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