What Effect Does Transition Have on Health and Well-Being in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities? A Systematic Review

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 805-823

  Young Southward, Genevieve ^a   Philo, Christopher ^a   Cooper, Sally Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health; intellectual disabilities; transition; well being

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 85026677750     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12286     Document Type: Review

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