Issues in Researching the Ageing of People with Intellectual Disability

The International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 221-236

  Bigby, Christine ^a   Balandin, Susan ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing processes; Frst international conference; Intellectual disabilities; Policy makers; World health organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948989855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713198.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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