Older and younger family caregivers of adults with intellectual disability: Factors associated with future plans

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-294

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Lee, Yue Chune ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^a   Kröger, Teppo ^b   Chang, Ai Ning ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349983087     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-47.4.282     Document Type: Article

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