Examining outpatient health care utilization among adults with severe or profound intellectual disabilities living in an urban setting: A brief snap shot

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-45

  Levy, Joel M ^a   Botuck, Shelly ^b   Rimmerman, Arie ^c  

^a YAI Network   (United States)

^b Safe Horizon   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health conditions; Medical conditions; Outpatient health care; Severe or profound intellectual disability; Utilization patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548257198     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J198v06n03_02     Document Type: Article

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