The axes of access - Improving care for patients with disabilities

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 1847-1851

  Lagu, Tara ^a,b   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^c,d   Lindenauer, Peter K ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INVESTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; WHEELCHAIR;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899793782     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb1315940     Document Type: Article

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