Self-reported health of people with intellectual disability

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-369

  Fujiura, Glenn T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health; Intellectual disability; Self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84871017145     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-50.4.352     Document Type: Article

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