Elderly Persons with Intellectual Disability: A Study of Clinical Characteristics, Functional Status, and Sensory Capacity

Longer life expectancy is resulting in increasing numbers of elderly adults with intellectual disability (ID). There has been the question whether persons with ID demonstrate early signs of aging before the general population. The aim of this study was to determine if persons with ID (with and witho...

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Main Authors: Eli Carmeli, Joav Merrick, Shlomo Kessel, Yossef Masharawi, Varda Carmeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.24