Heatlh, equity and intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-100

  Leeder, Stephen R ^a   Dominello, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity; Health promotion; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444362779     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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