Unique and universal barriers: Hospice care for aging adults with intellectual disability

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 509-532

  Friedman, Sandra L ^a   Helm, David T ^b   Woodman, Ashley C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Intellectual disability; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; META ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870519741     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-117.6.509     Document Type: Article

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