Older adults with lifelong intellectual handicap in New Zealand: Prevalence, disabilities and implications for regional health authorities

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1019, 1996, Pages 118-121

  Hand, Jennifer E ^a   Reid, Patricia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NELSON MARLBOROUGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 0030580829     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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