Report of the State of the Science in Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Charting Lifespan Trajectories and Supportive Environments for Healthy Community Living Symposium

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-130

  Heller, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Intellectual and developmental disabilities

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SYMPOSIUM;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CAREGIVERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 45449111969     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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