The impact of community based rehabilitation as implemented by community rehabilitation facilitators on people with disabilities, their families and communities within South Africa

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-13

  Chappell, Paul ^a   Johannsmeier, Christa ^a  

^a CBR Education and Training for Empowerment (CREATE)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community based rehabilitation; Mid level rehabilitation workers; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 59849092365     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802280429     Document Type: Article

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