A five-year follow up study of adaptive behaviour in adults with Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-197

  Collacott, Richard A ^a,c   Cooper, Sally Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Lrng Disabil Psychiat ^*

^c Fosse NHS TrustFrith Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030843109     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259700033401     Document Type: Article

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