Residential care centers for persons with intellectual disability in Israel: Trends in mortality from food choking during 1991-2004

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

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

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Food suffocation; Intellectual disability; Israel; Long term care; Mortality; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD ASPIRATION; GENDER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 67650671940     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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