Young adults with learning disabilities: A study of psychosocial functioning at transition to adult services

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-199

  O'Brien, Gregory ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645746405     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206000429     Document Type: Article

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