Aging people with intellectual disability in Israel

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-268

  Carmeli, Eli ^a   Merrick, Joav ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Intellectual disability; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861191135     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2010.037     Document Type: Review

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