The triple challenges associated with age-related comorbidities in Down syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 393-398

  Glasson, E J ^a   Dye, D E ^b   Bittles, A H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Carers; Comorbidities; Down syndrome; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGEING; CARERS; COMORBIDITIES; DOWN SYNDROME; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84893727654     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12026     Document Type: Article

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