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Mortality and morbidity among older adults with intellectual disability: health services considerations

Matthew P. Janicki, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
,
Arthur J. Dalton, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York, USA
,
C. Michael Henderson, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
&
Philip W. Davidson
Pages 284-294 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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