Aging with intellectual disability. Current health issues

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 245-251

  Merrick, Joav ^a,b   Kandel, Isack ^a   Lotan, Meir ^a,c   Aspler, Shoshana ^a   Fuchs, Brian Seth ^a   Morad, Mohammed ^a,b,d,e  

^a DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Israel; Long term care; Mental retardation; Nursing; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863782523     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2010.026     Document Type: Review

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