Federal Income Payments and Mental Retardation: The Political and Economic Context

Mental Retardation

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 446-459+482

  Parish, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLITICS; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; CHILD; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344304421     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2003)41<446:FIPAMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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