A cascade of disparities: Health and health care access for people with intellectual disabilities

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-82

  Krahn, Gloria L ^a   Hammond, Laura ^a   Turner, Anne ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Health disparities; Health promotion; Intellectual disability; Learning disabilities; Provider practices

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 32544441548     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20098     Document Type: Review

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