Adults with intellectual disability in regional Australia: Incidence of disability and provision of accommodation support to their ageing carers

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Eley, Diann ^a   Boyes, Joanne ^b   Young, Louise ^a   Hegney, Desley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodation need; Adult with intellectual disability; Ageing carer; Regional Australia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349085863     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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