Demographic characteristics, health conditions, and residential service use in adults with down syndrome in 25 U.S. states

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 92-108

  Stancliffe, Roger J ^a   Charlie Lakin, K ^b   Larson, Sheryl A ^b   Engler, Joshua ^c   Taub, Sarah ^c   Fortune, Jon ^c   Bershadsky, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Human Services Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Life expectancy; Living arrangements

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSON; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867073221     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.2.92     Document Type: Article

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