Do behavior changes herald physical illness in adults with mental retardation?

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-97

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a   Breen, Robert ^b   Platt, Tan ^a   Dhar, Damian ^a   Shelton, John ^a   Krishnaswami, Shanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neuropsychiatry ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030992001     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022425715487     Document Type: Article

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