Physical inaccessibility negatively impacts the treatment participation of persons with disabilities

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1494-1497

  West, Steven L ^a   Luck, Richard S ^b   Capps, C Fred ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Persons with disabilities; Physical accessibility; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34247394261     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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