Disability and dignity-enabling home environments

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-219

  Gibson, Barbara E ^a   Secker, Barbara ^b   Rolfe, Debbie ^c   Wagner, Frank ^b,d   Parke, Bob ^b,e   Mistry, Bhavnita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre   (Canada)

^e HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dignity; Disability; Ethics; Home; Housing; Qualitative research; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AFFORDABLE HOUSING; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SAFETY; SOCIAL LIFE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ONTARIO; PERSONHOOD; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84855925647     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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