Factors associated with obesity and coronary heart disease in people with intellectual disabilities

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-89

  Sohler, Nancy ^a,d   Lubetkin, Erica ^a   Levy, Joel ^b   Soghomonian, Christine ^c   Rimmerman, Arie ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Young Adult Institute (YAI)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d Harris Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 61449201825     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802451160     Document Type: Article

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