Health and Disability: Partnerships in Health care

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-32

  Tracy, Jane ^a   Mcdonald, Rachael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care; Health professional education; Healthcare team; Intellectual disability; Intellectual disability health; Medical education; Multidisciplinary team

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 84919607677     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12135     Document Type: Article

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