Stigma, public awareness about intellectual disability and attitudes to inclusion among different ethnic groups

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1014-1026

  Scior, K ^a   Addai Davis, J ^a   Kenyon, M ^b   Sheridan, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethnicity; General public; Intellectual disability; Religion; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDES; ETHNICITY; GENERAL PUBLIC; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; RELIGION; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LONDON; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84884817929     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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