Health disparities between women with and without disabilities: A review of the research

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 368-386

  Wisdom, Jennifer P ^a   McGee, Marjorie G ^b   Horner Johnson, Willi ^c   Michael, Yvonne L ^d   Adams, Elizabeth ^c   Berlin, Michelle ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cancer; Chronic disease; Disability; Health disparities; Hearing impairment; Mental health; Mental retardation; Preventive screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CANCER; DISABILITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEARING; MENTAL HEALTH; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; RESEARCH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77951987605     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371910903240969     Document Type: Article

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