A five-country comparative review of accommodation support policies for older people with intellectual disability

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Bigby, Christine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Aging in place; Comparative policy; Intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956112736     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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