Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Applications for Community-Residing, Elderly People with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.

Carlsen, Wayne R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ492973

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Applications for Community-Residing, Elderly People with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities.

Carlsen, Wayne R.; And Others

Mental Retardation, v32 n5 p334-40 Oct 1994

The effects of using comprehensive geriatric assessment with 24 community-based elderly individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities were evaluated. The evaluation found significantly greater numbers of medical and dental diagnoses than were found by the subjects' previous medical evaluations. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Dentistry, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Geriatrics, Incidence, Medical Evaluation, Mental Retardation, Older Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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