Frailty vs. Disability distinctions in people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-58

  Brehmer, Barbara ^a   Weber, Germain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls; Frailty; Intellectual disabilities; Vienna Frailty Questionnaire for People with ID (VFQ ID)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956100063     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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