The prevalence and severity of physical mobility limitations in older adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-486

  Cleaver, Shaun ^a,b   Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène ^a,b,c   Hunter, Duncan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b South Eastern Ontario Community University Research Alliance in Intellectual Disabilities   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ageing; Ambulation; Intellectual disability; Mobility; Secondary Disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949137009     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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