Beyond Physical Access: A Qualitative Analysis Into the Barriers to Policy Implementation and Service Provision Experienced by Persons With Disabilities Living in a Rural Context

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Neille, J ^a   Penn, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

context; disability; policy; practice; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIME; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014695181     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22605/RRH3332     Document Type: Article

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