Health care for people with intellectual disability [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-

  Vanny, Kathryn A ^a   Levy, Michael H ^b,c   Hayes, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 49749152757     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01925.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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