Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Brief Examination of Current Knowledge

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 7-27

  Boyd, Rosangela ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85015116337     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v21n03_02     Document Type: Article

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