Improving the care of older adults with developmental disabilities

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 511-513

  Kerins, Gerard ^a   Bruder, Mary Beth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

AGED; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0141557851     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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