Different strokes for different folks: Is one standard of disability possible?

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 379-381

  Cwikel, Julie ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

DISABLED PERSONS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032823208     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382899297495     Document Type: Note

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