Unmet health care needs of people with disabilities: Population level evidence

Disability and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-218

  Mccoll, Mary Ann ^a   Jarzynowska, Anna ^b   Shortt, S E D ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Thompson Gordon Group   (Canada)

^c CMAJ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to health service; Attitudes to disability; Disability; Health service utilization; Population health; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951039724     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590903537406     Document Type: Article

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