Health Promotion for People With Disabilities: Implications for Empowering the Person and Promoting Disability-Friendly Environments

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 409-420

  Rimmer, James H ^a   Rowland, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; empowerment; environment; health promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992785501     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827608317397     Document Type: Review

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