ask for it: Development of a health advocacy intervention for adults with intellectual disability and their general practitioners

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-175

  Lennox, Nicholas ^a   Taylor, Miriam ^a   Rey Conde, Therese ^a   Bain, Chris ^a   Boyle, Frances M ^a   Purdie, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; General practitioners; Health advocacy; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 2642528466     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah204     Document Type: Article

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