External causes of death among persons with developmental disability: The effect of residential placement

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 855-862

  Strauss, David ^a   Shavelle, Robert ^a   Anderson, Terence W ^b   Baumeister, Alfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Death rate; Group homes; Mental retardation; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 0032076251     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009539     Document Type: Article

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