Assessing perceived agency adherence to the values of community inclusion: Implications for staff satisfaction

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 451-463

  Balcazar, Fabricio ^a   MacKay Murphy, Marie ^b   Keys, Christopher ^a   Henry, David ^a   Bryant, Fred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOUSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031896222     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)102<0451:APAATT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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