Prevalence and correlates of pica among adults with intellectual disability in institutions?

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-190

  Ashworth, Melody ^a   Martin, Lynn ^b   Hirdes, John P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Challenging behavior; Intellectual disability; InterRAI intellectual disability; Pica; Self injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949102046     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315860802029154     Document Type: Article

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