Aging with autism

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Merrick, Joav ^a,b   Zachor, Ditza ^c   Kandel, Isack ^d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

aging; Autism; health; health utilization; Israel; parents; siblings

Indexed keywords

AGING; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; ISRAEL; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

EID: 33947131175     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2006.5.1.17     Document Type: Article

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