A comparison of activity levels among adults with intellectual disabilities living in family homes and out-of-family placements

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-426

  Felce, David ^a   Perry, Jonathan ^a   Kerr, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities; Family care; Intellectual disabilities; Quality of life; Staffed housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961153884     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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