Access to health care for disabled people: A systematic review

Social Care and Neurodisability

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Gibson, Jeremy C ^a   O'Connor, Rory J ^b  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Disability; Health care; Limitations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960229569     PISSN: 20420919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/scn.2010.0599     Document Type: Review

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