The impact of physical, intellectual and social impairments on survival in adults with intellectual disability: A population-based register study

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Tyrer, Freya ^a   Smith, Lucy K ^a   McGrother, Catherine W ^a   Taub, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Intellectual disability; Leicestershire; Register; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250333702     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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