Increased aging in persons with intellectual disability in residential care centers in Israel 1999-2006

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kandel, Isack ^a,b   Merrick Kenig, Efrat ^b   Merrick, Joav ^b,c   Morad, Mohammed ^b,d  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Israel; Long term care; Mental retardation; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGEVITY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 65949100390     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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