A comparison of the health status of developmentally disabled and nondevelopmentally disabled elders

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Burdett, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Community residence; Developmental disability; Perceived overall health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031781835     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199806000-00003     Document Type: Article

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