The self-rated health of British adults with intellectual disability

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 591-596

  Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Robertson, Janet ^a   Baines, Susannah ^a   Hatton, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Health; Health disparities; Self rated health; Socio economic disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRITISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITIES; SELF-RATED HEALTH; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896403996     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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