Disability in the inflammatory bowel diseases: Impact of awareness of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Practical Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Procaccini, N J ^a   Bickston, S J ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; ENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049046075     PISSN: 02774208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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