Validating functional measures of physical ability for aging people with intellectual developmental disability

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 124-140

  Maring, Joyce R ^a   Costello, Ellen ^a   Birkmeier, Marisa C ^a   Richards, Maggie ^a   Alexander, Lisa M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls; Intellectual developmental disability; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874863347     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.2.124     Document Type: Article

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