Electronic health record analysis of the primary care of adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-210

  Tyler, Carl V ^a,b   Schramm, Sarah ^a   Karafa, Matthew ^a   Tang, Anne S ^a   Jain, Anil ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Health services research; Intellectual and other developmental disabilities; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650491004     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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