Prevalence of visual and hearing impairment in a Dutch institutionalized population with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 457-464

  Evenhuis, H M ^a,b,c,e,f   Theunissen, M ^a,e,f   Denkers, I ^a,e,f   Verschuure, H ^c,e,f   Kemme, H ^d,e,f  

^a Hooge Burch Centre for Persons with Intellectual Disability   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Department of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

^f De Hartekamp   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hearing impairment; Intellectual disability; Netherlands; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DEAFNESS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034804301     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2001.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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