Aging Residents in Sheltered Homes for Persons with Mental Handicap in the Netherlands.

Maaskant, Marian; Haveman, Meindert

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ERIC Number: EJ416562

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Publication Date: 1989

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Aging Residents in Sheltered Homes for Persons with Mental Handicap in the Netherlands.

Maaskant, Marian; Haveman, Meindert

Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v15 n3-4 p219-30 1989

The survey of 79 group homes for persons with mental handicap in two provinces of the Netherlands found a positive relationship between age and certain sensory handicaps and chronic diseases, as well as the co-incidence of certain health problems. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Chronic Illness, Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Health Needs, Hearing Impairments, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Older Adults, Special Health Problems, Visual Impairments, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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