The health of disabled people and the social determinants of health

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 145-147

  Emerson, E ^a,b   Madden, R ^b   Graham, H ^c   Llewellyn, G ^b   Hatton, C ^a   Robertson, J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DISABLED PERSONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952537718     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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