“Well, we’ve all got to get old haven’t we?”: Reflections of older people with intellectual disabilities on aging and change

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 7-23

  Thompson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993808338     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v37n03_03     Document Type: Article

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