Health co-morbidities in ageing persons with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 560-566

  McCarron, Mary ^a   Gill, M ^a   McCallion, P ^b   Begley, C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's dementia; Co morbidity; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

EID: 21644431923     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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