Overcoming communication barriers: Working with patients with intellectual disabilities

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Chew, Ka Lip ^a   Iacono, Teresa ^b   Tracy, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 60149110780     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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