Promoting healthy aging in adults with developmental disabilities

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-30

  Heller, Tamar ^a   Sorensen, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health education; Health promotion exercise and physical activity; Health screenings; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALADJUSTMENT; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; VASCULAR DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HEALTH SCREENINGS; INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; NUTRITION;

ADULT; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84893462086     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 19405529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.1125     Document Type: Article

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