Mortality of persons with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel 1991-1997

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-272

  Merrick, Joav ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; POLICE; POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0036907812     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366825021000029320     Document Type: Article

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