Training physicians about caring for persons with disabilities: "Nothing about us without us!"

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 136-139

  Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a   Long Bellil, Linda M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Medical education; Physicians; World Report on Disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DISABILITY; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH DISPARITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867845971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2012.03.003     Document Type: Note

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