Ageing and intellectual disability in Israel: A study to compare community residence with living at home

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 364-371

  Lifshitz, Hefziba ^a   Merrick, Joav ^b,c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ageing; At home; Community residence; Intellectual disabilities; Israel; Living

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY;

EID: 1542438995     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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