Physical accessibility in primary health care settings: Results from California on-site reviews

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-167

  Mudrick, Nancy R ^a   Breslin, Mary Lou ^b   Liang, Mengke ^c   Yee, Silvia ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund   (United States)

^c ChangCe Thinktank ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Accessible equipment; Architectural accessibility; Disability; Healthcare; Physical accessibility

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXAMINATION TABLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAID; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXAMINATION TABLES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867851917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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