Self-reported well-being of women and men with intellectual disabilities in England

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Hatton, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Health Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HAPPINESS; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41149146186     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[143:SWOWAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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