Aging adults with intellectual disabilities

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-92

  Perkins, Elizabeth A ^a   Julie A, Moran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77954365692     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.906     Document Type: Note

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