Examining pre-retirement and related services offered to service-users with an intellectual disability in Ireland

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-252

  Lawrence, Stephanie ^a   Roush, S E ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Retirement; Service users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETIREMENT; AGE; CLASSIFICATION; DAY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESPITE CARE; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DAY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESPITE CARE; RETIREMENT; SHELTERED WORKSHOPS;

EID: 55249118642     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629508096146     Document Type: Article

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