Disability discrimination: The UK's act requires health services to remove barriers to access and participation

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7306, 2001, Pages 178-179

  Carter, Joyce M ^a   Markham, Natalie ^b  

^a Liverpool Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 0035964075     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7306.178     Document Type: Editorial

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