National survey 1998 on medical services for persons with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel

Journal of Endocrine Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Merrick, Joav ^a  

^a DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Israel; Long term care; Mental retardation; Nursing; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFECTION; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSING STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 33751250177     PISSN: 1565012X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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