Intellectual disability in homeless adults: A prevalence study

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-334

  Oakes, Peter M ^a   Davies, Ros C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b New Hall Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Intellectual disability; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59549101803     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629508100496     Document Type: Article

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