Healthy Ageing - Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Physical Health Issues

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 175-194

  Evenhuis, H ^a   Henderson, C M ^b   Beange, H ^c   Lennox, N ^d   Chicoine, B ^e   Saxena, S ^f  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Nurses Quarters ^*  (Australia)

^d Mater Misercordiae Adult Hospital   (Australia)

^e ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0035617858     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3148.2001.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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