Smoking prevalence and knowledge of associated risks in adult attenders at day centres for people with learning disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Taylor, N S ^a   Standen, P J ^b   Cutajar, P ^a   Fox, D ^c   Wilson, D N ^d  

^a Highbury Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Occupational Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degree of disability; Health education; Health risk; Place of residence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 1842834070     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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