Health care for people with intellectual disability [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-

  Lennox, Nicholas G ^a   Taylor, Miriam T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOTE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 49749089327     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Beange H, McElduff A, Baker W. Medical disorders of adults with mental retardation: a population study. Am J Ment Retard 1995; 99: 595-604.
2. Bittles AH, Petterson BA, Sullivan SG, et al. The influence of intellectual disability on life expectancy. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2002; 57: M470-M472.
3. Lennox N, Bain C, Rey-Conde T, et al. Effects of a comprehensive health assessment programme for Australian adults with intellectual disability: a cluster randomized trial. Int J Epidemiol 2007; 36: 139-146.
4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Estimates of prevalence of intellectual disability in Australia. J Intellect Dev Disabil 2004; 29: 284-289.