Acquiring medical services for individuals with mental retardation in community-based housing facilities

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-159

  Fisher, Kathleen ^a   Haagen, Brigitte ^b   Orkin, Fredrick ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREJUDICE;

EID: 22244482746     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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