Rates of alcohol/other drug treatment denials to persons with physical disabilities: Accessibility concerns

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-316

  West, Steven L ^a   Graham, Carolyn W ^b   Cifu, David X ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Persons with disabilities; Physical accessibility; Programmatic accessibility; Treatment access; Treatment denials

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 71149112560     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347320903008190     Document Type: Article

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