Obstacles in large-scale epidemiological assessment of sensory impairments in a Dutch population with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 708-718

  Evenhuis, Heleen M ^a   van Splunder, J ^a   Vink, M ^a   Weerdenburg, C ^a   van Zanten, B ^a   Stilma, J ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hearing impairment; Intellectual disability; Research methodology; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; COORDINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DAY CARE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 8344253684     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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