Social services utilization by adults with intellectual disabilities and their families

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2474-2485

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Lee, Yue Chune ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^a   Chang, Ai Ning ^b   Huang, Wei Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Andersen's Behavioral Model; Family; Intellectual disability; Social services; Taiwan; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABILITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WORK; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HSINCHU; TAIWAN;

EID: 43449104526     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.055     Document Type: Article

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