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"The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendation propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private actions to reduce the impact...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Disability in America: a New Look
Other Authors: Field, Marilyn J. (Marilyn Jane), Jette, Alan M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
People with disabilities > United States.
People with disabilities > Services for > United States.
Sociology of disability > United States.
People with disabilities.
Age factors in disease.
Comorbidity.
Disabled Persons
Multimorbidity
Age Factors
Chronic Disease > prevention & control
Comorbidity
Health Services Accessibility > trends
Insurance Coverage
Personnes handicapées > États-Unis.
Personnes handicapées > Services > États-Unis.
Handicap > États-Unis > Aspect sociologique.
Personnes handicapées.
Maladies > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
Comorbidité.
physically handicapped.
handicapped.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
People with disabilities > Services for.
Sociology of disability.
United States
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Definition and monitoring of disability
  • Disability trends
  • Health care transitions for young people
  • Secondary conditions and aging with disability
  • The environmental context of disability : the case of health care facilities
  • Assistive and mainstream technologies for people with disabilities
  • Access to health insurance and the role of risk-adjusted payments to health plans
  • Coverage of assistive technologies and personal assistive services
  • Organization and support of disability research.

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