Health Disparities and Intellectual Disabilities

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of developmental disabilitiesA vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are coveredAn excellent resource for academic researchers

1. Introduction: Health Disparities, Health Inequity and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Chris Hatton and Eric Emerson
2. Health Inequity and Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Eric Emerson and Nick Spencer
3. Identifying and Addressing Disparities in Mortality: U.S. And U.K. Perspectives
Emily Lauer, Pauline Heslop and Matthew Hoghton
4. Health Surveillance and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Chris Hatton, Alexandra Bonardi, Eric Emerson, Michael H. Fox, Gyles Glover, Gloria L. Krahn, Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz and Sue Turner
5. Adults with Cerebral Palsy: Physical and Mental Health Issues and Health Service Use Patterns
C. McMorris, J. Lake, Y. Lunsky, K. Dobranowski, D. Fehlings, M. Bayley, C. McGarry    and R. Balogh
6. A Review of Health Surveillance in Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, Lynn Martin and Katherine McKenzie
7. Discrimination and the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Cathy Vaughan and Eric Emerson