Caring for adults with mental retardation: Survey of family practice residency program directors

Mental Retardation

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Tyler Jr , Carl V ^a   Snyder, Clint W ^b   Zyzanski, Steven J ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033202988     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(1999)037<0347:CFAWMR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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