Mortality of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Select US State Disability Service Systems and Medical Claims Data

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 394-405

  Lauer, Emily ^a   McCallion, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Health inequalities; Intellectual disabilities; Mortality; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW YORK; PREMATURE MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; NEW YORK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938746610     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12191     Document Type: Article

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