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Peer reviewedBirenbaum, Arnold – Mental Retardation, 1995
This article identifies possible adverse effects of managed health care delivery systems on adults with mental retardation. It is noted that few primary care providers, the "gatekeepers" of such systems, have special training in examining and treating adults with mental retardation and that disincentives exist in such programs for…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services
