The Americans with disabilities act: Shattered aspirations and new hope

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-97

  Thomas, Victoria L ^b   Gostin, Lawrence O ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOPE; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149392565     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.912     Document Type: Note

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