Supporting safe transitions from home to healthcare settings for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Brown, Marisa C ^a,b   Censullo, Meredith ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare transitions; Intellectual disability and healthcare

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 39149093341     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TGR.0000311408.47296.6c     Document Type: Review

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