Placement, relocation and end of life issues in aging adults with and without Down's syndrome: A retrospective study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 538-546

  Patti, P ^a   Amble, K ^a   Flory, M ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dementia; Down's syndrome; End of life; Intellectual disabilities; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RELOCATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953963606     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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