Rates, causes, place and predictors of mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cohort study with record linkage

Objectives To investigate mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities: rates, causes, place, demographic and clinical predictors.Design Cohort study with record linkage to death data.Setting General community.Participants 961/1023 (94%) adults (16–83 years; mean=44.1 years; 54.6% male) with i...

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Main Authors: Nicola Greenlaw, Paula McSkimming, Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Deborah Kinnear, Craig Melville, Colin McCowan, Linda Allan, Adam Jasilek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e036465.full