Health Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disability Relevant for the Family Physician

People with developmental disability, mental retardation, or intellectual disability are living longer and becoming prone to age-related health problems and diseases of old age much like the general population. This worldwide trend is also seen in Israel, where today 39.8% of persons with intellectu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joav Merrick, Isack Kandel, Mohammed Morad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.91