A pilot study analyzing mortality of adults with developmental disabilities residing in nursing homes in Connecticut

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-181

  Kerins, Gerard J ^a   Price, Lynn C ^b   Broadhurst, Anne ^c   Gaynor, Christine M ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Intellectual disabilities; Mortality; Nursing homes; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650491457     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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