Mortality in Persons with Developmental Disabilities after Transfer into Community Care.

Strauss, David; Shavelle, Robert; Baumeister, Alfred; Anderson, Terence W.

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ERIC Number: EJ568591

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Publication Date: 1998

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Mortality in Persons with Developmental Disabilities after Transfer into Community Care.

Strauss, David; Shavelle, Robert; Baumeister, Alfred; Anderson, Terence W.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v102 n6 p569-81 May 1998

A study of 1,878 persons with developmental disabilities who had been transferred from California state institutions into community care found the mortality rates for movers exceeded institutional rates by 51%. The effect was largest shortly after the move and in subjects who had moved most recently. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation, Mortality Rate, Residential Institutions, State Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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