Commentary: Childhood exposure to environmental adversity and the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 589-600

  Emerson, E ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adversity; Health; Mental health; Socio economic position; Well being

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878122279     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01577.x     Document Type: Review

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