Living conditions of adults with intellectual disabilities from a gender perspective

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 326-334

  Umb Carlsson, O ^a   Sonnander, K ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Intellectual disability; Living conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645469402     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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