Aging in down syndrome: Morbidity and mortality

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-81

  Torr, Jennifer ^a   Strydom, Andre ^b   Patti, Paul ^c   Jokinen, Nancy ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Down syndrome; Health; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956114342     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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