Medical and social aspects of the life course for adults with a skeletal dysplasia: a review of current knowledge

Sue Thompson; Tom Shakespeare; Michael J Wright

doi:10.1080/09638280701192857

Medical and social aspects of the life course for adults with a skeletal dysplasia: a review of current knowledge

Sue Thompson
, Tom Shakespeare
, Michael J Wright

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

The paper examines the general literature and available research evidence on medical, health and social aspects of life for adults with skeletal dysplasia conditions causing profound short stature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Disability and Rehabilitation
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701192857
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Dwarfism
Achondroplasia
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Adult
Quality of Life
Marriage
Employment
Adolescent

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10.1080/09638280701192857

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