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Landes, Scott D.; McDonald, Katherine E.; Wilmoth, Janet M.; Carter Grosso, Erika – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: This study examines recent trends in the age-at-death disparity between adults with and without intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in the United States. Method: Data were from the 2005-2017 U.S. death certificates. Average age at death was compared between adults whose death certificate did or did not report an intellectual…
Descriptors: Age, Death, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Diz, P.; Limeres, J.; Salgado, A. F. P.; Tomas, I.; Delgado, L. F.; Vazquez, E.; Feijoo, J. F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Determining a child's chronological age and stage of maturation is particularly important in fields such as paediatrics, orthopaedics, and orthodontics, as well as in forensic and anthropological studies. Some systemic conditions can cause abnormal physiological maturation, and skeletal maturation is usually more delayed than dental maturation.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Age, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy