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Abstract
Persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living.
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- Intellectually Disabled Persons
- Mentally Disabled
- Mentally Disabled Persons
- Mentally Handicapped
- Mentally Retarded
- Persons with Intellectual Disability
- Persons with Mental Disabilities
- Disabled Persons, Intellectually
- Disabled, Mentally
- Intellectually Disabled Person
- Mentally Disabled Person
- Person, Mentally Disabled
- Persons, Intellectually Disabled
- Persons, Mentally Disabled
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, rehabilitation, statistics & numerical data.
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2025 (1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019989. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019989
- Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16649023