Adult persons with intellectual disabilities on the island of Ireland

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-236

  McConkey, Roy ^a   Mulvany, F ^b   Barron, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Ireland; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 33645948757     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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