Ethnic variation in service utilisation among children with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 939-948

  Dura Vila G ^a   Hodes, M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Ethnicity; Intellectual disability; Mental health; Parents; Service utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ARABS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SOCIAL WORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 70350540765     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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