Association between the diagnosis of mental retardation and socioeconomic factors

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 535-546

  Slone, Michelle ^a   Durrheim, Kevin ^b   Lachman, Peter ^c   Kaminer, Debra ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Northwick Pk/St Marks Hosp Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHER; TRISOMY 21;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREJUDICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031966765     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)102<0535:ABTDOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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