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Wieseler, Norman A.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Review of the records of 209 institutionalized individuals with developmental disabilities who had died during a 10-year period found that the 29 individuals who exhibited severe self-injury did not live significantly shorter lives, though they did have a significantly higher incidence of vision and hearing impairments when compared to matched…
Descriptors: Death, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology, Hearing Impairments
