Health characteristics and health services utilization in older adults with intellectual disability living in community residences

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-298

  Janicki, M P ^a,b,c   Davidson, P W ^a   Henderson, C M ^a   McCallion, P ^c   Taets, J D ^d   Force, L T ^e   Sulkes, S B ^a   Frangenberg, E ^e   Ladrigan, P M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Ageing; Community residences; Health characteristics; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; RISK;

EID: 0036259118     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2002.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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