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The future of disability in America
Title
The future of disability in America [electronic resource] / Committee on Disability in America, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Marilyn J. Field and Alan Jette, editors.
ISBN
9780309668644 (electronic bk.)
0309668646 (electronic bk.)
9780309104722 (hardback : alk. paper)
0309104726 (hardback : alk. paper)
Published
Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxv, 592 p.) : ill.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
Variant and related titles
National Academies Press.
Other formats
Print version: Future of disability in America. Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2007
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Disabled Persons - United States.
Age Factors - United States.
Chronic Disease - prevention & control - United States.
Comorbidity - United States.
Health Services Accessibility - trends - United States.
Insurance Coverage - United States.
Also listed under
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Disability in America: a New Look.
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