The aging dilemma: Is increasing longevity among people with intellectual disabilities creating a new population challenge in the Asia-pacific region?

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Janicki, Matthew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Asia; Intellectual disabilities; Longevity; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949129785     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2009.00209.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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