Quality of life and persons with intellectual disability: Can we measure QOL in this population?
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Quality of Life Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine and Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine, Sandvika, Norway, Interuniversity College, Graz, Austria, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Kentucky Children‘s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States of America, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of the Medical Director, Division for Mental Retardation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel
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