Rehabilitation service utilization and determinants among people with an intellectual disability: Preliminary findings in Taiwan

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 1499-1506

  Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Yen, Chia Feng ^b   Loh, Ching Hui ^c   Li, Chi Wei ^a   Wu, Jia Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Intellectual disability; Rehabilitation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPEECH THERAPY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 33845237154     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600648181     Document Type: Article

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