Prevalence of intellectual disabilities in Norway: Domestic variance

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-167

  Sondenaa E ^a,c   Rasmussen, K ^a,d   Nottestad J A ^a,b   Lauvrud, C ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c National Institute on Disability and Community   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour; Communication; Ethics; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Methodology in research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NORWAY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGISTRIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74949093108     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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