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Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
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Oeseburg, B.; Jansen, D. E. M. C.; Dijkstra, G. J.; Groothoff, J. W.; Reijneveld, S. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Valid community-based data on the prevalence of chronic diseases in adolescents (12-18 years) with intellectual disability (ID-adolescents) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rates and the nature of chronic diseases in a population of ID-adolescents and to compare them with the rates among adolescents in the general…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability and Co-Occurring Somatic Chronic Diseases
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Oeseburg, B.; Groothoff, J. W.; Dijkstra, G. J.; Reijneveld, S. A.; Jansen, D. E. M. C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Evidence on the association between somatic chronic diseases in ID-adolescents and the full range of pervasive developmental disorder behavior (PDD behavior) is scarce. The aim of the present study is to assess the association between somatic chronic diseases in ID-adolescents and mild PDD behavior. We obtained data on 1044 ID-adolescents, aged…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Mental Retardation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder