Physical mobility limitations in adults with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-105

  Cleaver, S ^a,b   Hunter, D ^a   Ouellette Kuntz, H ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b South Eastern Ontario Community University Research Alliance in Intellectual Disabilities   (Canada)

^c Ongwanada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Mobility; Secondary disability; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGING; CINAHL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749094650     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Review

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