Equity of access to health care for people with learning disabilities: A concept analysis

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-265

  Sowney, Margaret ^a   Barr, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to health care; Concept analysis; Equity of access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 4544306057     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004704044966     Document Type: Article

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