How do people with intellectual disabilities and diabetes experience and perceive their illness?

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-49

  Dysch, Catherine ^a   Chung, Man Cheung ^b   Fox, Judy ^c  

^a Bristol Community Health   (United Kingdom)

^b ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Illness perceptions; Learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 83255185147     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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