Health, age, and gender: How do women with intellectual disabilities fare?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 137-160

  Anderson, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Health; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937386906     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v38n01_02     Document Type: Article

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