Disability and rehabilitation in Tanzania: A review of the literature

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2196-2207

  Njelesani, Janet ^a   Couto, Sara ^a   Cameron, Deb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; scoping review; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TANZANIA;

DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TANZANIA;

EID: 80455149668     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.563817     Document Type: Review

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