Motivated but fearful: Welfare reform, disability, and race

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 55-68

  Crewe, Sandra Edmonds ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Disabilities; Health disparities; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DISABILITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELFARE; WORK;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920741364     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v16n01_06     Document Type: Article

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