Sensory impairments among older adults with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-11

  Janicki, Matthew P ^a,c   Dalton, Arthur J ^b  

^a New York Office of State Mental Health   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031970748     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033541     Document Type: Article

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