Prader-Willi Syndrome in Two Institutionalized Older Adults.

Goldman, Jeri J.

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ERIC Number: EJ370450

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Publication Date: 1988

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Prader-Willi Syndrome in Two Institutionalized Older Adults.

Goldman, Jeri J.

Mental Retardation, v26 n2 p97-102 Apr 1988

Two case reports are presented of institutionalized women who were diagnosed as having Prader-Willi syndrome at the ages of 54 and 69. Implications are discussed for management of such persons and for program planning/funding for a much longer life expectancy than earlier realized. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Eating Habits, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Obesity, Older Adults, Residential Care

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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