Eric Emerson (University of Sydney), Chris Hatton (Lancaster University)

Health Inequalities and People with Intellectual Disabilities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

People with intellectual disabilities die younger and have poorer health than their peers. This book provides an authoritative, evidence-based overview of why this happens and what needs to be done. It is an invaluable resource for practitioners, advocates, policymakers and researchers concerned with the health and wellbeing of disabled people.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9780521133142
• ISBN-10: 0521133149
• Artikelnr.: 39631892

Autorenporträt

Eric Emerson is Professor of Disability Population Health, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, Australia and Professor of Disability and Health Research, Centre for Disability Research, Lancaster University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. People with intellectual disabilities
2. Health and health inequalities
3. The health of people with intellectual disabilities
4. Applying a health inequalities perspective
5. Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with intellectual disabilities
6. Conclusions
References
Index.