Universal design of research: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream biomedical studies

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 82, 2011, Pages

  Williams, Ann S ^a   Moore, Shirley M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; DISABILITY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSAL DESIGN OF RESEARCH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISABLED PERSONS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955899909     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002133     Document Type: Note

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