Morbidity and hospitalizations of adults with Down syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 435-441

  Tenenbaum, Ariel ^a   Chavkin, Maor ^a   Wexler, Isaiah D ^a   Korem, Maya ^a   Merrick, Joav ^a,b,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Down syndrome; Hospitalization; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATOLOGY; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255161794     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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