People with an intellectual disability in the discourse of chronic and complex conditions: An invisible group?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-414

  Goddard, Linda ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Daly, John ^c   Mackey, Sandra ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 56849093944     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080405     Document Type: Article

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