Physical and behavioral health of adults with mental retardation across residential settings

Public Health Reports

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-408

  Freedman, Ruth I ^a,b   Chassler, Deborah ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; CUSTODY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROXY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3242727726     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phr.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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