Clinical, social, and ethical implications of changing life expectancy in Down syndrome

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-286

  Bittles, A H ^a   Glasson, E J ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 1842483988     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2004.tb00483.x     Document Type: Article

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