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ERIC Number: EJ416561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-0726-3864
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Identifying "Hidden" Populations of Older Adults with Mental Handicap: Outreach in the U.K.
Horne, Michael
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v15 n3-4 p207-18 1989
The paper describes an "Outreach Study" in a British community which identified 46 adults with mental handicap over 50 years of age who were not in contact with specialist mental handicap service providers. The study's methodology and process are described including a discussion of issues concerned with defining the population. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Community Services, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Identification, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Outreach Programs, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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