Community services available to older adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-37

  Buys, Laurie R ^a   Rushworth, Jennifer S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0030934467     PISSN: 07263864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259700033271     Document Type: Article

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