Supporting religion and spirituality to enhance quality of life of people with intellectual disability: A Jewish perspective

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Glicksman, Stephen ^a  

^a Women's League Community Residences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; JUDAISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 80053969294     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-49.5.397     Document Type: Article

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