Health screening for people with intellectual disability: The New Zealand experience

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-503

  Webb, Olive J ^a   Rogers, L ^a  

^a IHC N2 Incorporated ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health check; Health screen; Primary health; Service development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033454668     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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