Ableism in Health Care

Am J Nurs. 2023 Feb 1;123(2):23-24. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000919712.93900.29.

Authors

Joyce Carolyn Graff¹, Jennifer H Russell

Affiliation

¹ Joyce Carolyn Graff is a professor and Jennifer H. Russell is a doctoral student, both at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Contact author: Joyce Carolyn Graff, jgraff@uthsc.edu . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 36698354
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000919712.93900.29

Abstract

Improving our knowledge of disability can reduce stereotypes and stigma.

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MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care
Disabled Persons*
Health Facilities
Humans
Social Discrimination
Social Stigma*