The situation of older people with intellectual disability in Nepal: A pilot study

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 242-254

  Shrestha, Shraddha ^a   Weber, Germain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; LONGEVITY; MALE; NEPAL; PILOT STUDY;

EID: 0036916548     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366825021000029302     Document Type: Article

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