Supporting aging caregivers and adults with developmental disabilities in future planning

Mental Retardation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-202

  Heller, Tamar ^a   Caldwell, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745993607     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: 00476765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2006)44[189:SACAAW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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