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Dr. Marks directs research programs to empower people with disabilities through health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care.

African American families who care for adults with developmental disabilities or mental illness: A call for research

African American families who care for adults with developmental disabilities or mental illness: A call for research. Magaña, S. (2004). African American Perspectives, 10, 129-139.http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/prba/perspectives/springsummer2004/magnana.pdf

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Aging With Developmental Disabilities:  Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of Life

Aging With Developmental Disabilities:  Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of Life (2004). Heller, T. In B. Kemp and L. Mosqueda (Eds.). Aging With a Disability:  What the Clinician Needs to Know (pp. 213-233). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN: 0780801878176COST: $28.00Order directly from http://www.press.jhu.edu

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Public Spending for Developmental Disabilities in the United States: An Historical-Comparative Perspective

Public Spending for Developmental Disabilities in the United States: An Historical-Comparative Perspective (2004). Braddock, D., Rizzolo, M.C., Hemp, R. & Parish, S. In R.J. Stancliffe and K.C. Lakin (Eds.) Cost and Outcomes of Community Services for People With Intellectual Disabilities. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Company. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost of community

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Controlled Evaluation of Support Groups for Grandparent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities and Delays

Controlled Evaluation of Support Groups for Grandparent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities and Delays (2004). McCallion, P., Janicki, P.M., & Kolomer, S.R. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109(5), 352-361.

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Cultural Context of Caregiving: Differences in Depression Between Puerto Rican and Non-Latina White Mothers of Adults With Mental Retardation

Cultural Context of Caregiving: Differences in Depression Between Puerto Rican and Non-Latina White Mothers of Adults With Mental Retardation (2004). Krauss, M.K., Magana, S., & Seltzer, M.M. Mental Retardation, 42(1), 1-11.http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42%3C1:CCOCDI%3E2.0.CO;2

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Older Adults With Intellectual Disability in Residential Care Centers in Israel: Health Status and Service Utilization

Older Adults With Intellectual Disability in Residential Care Centers in Israel: Health Status and Service Utilization (2004). Merrick, J., Davidson, P.W., Morad, M., Janicki, M.P., Wexler, O. & Henderson, C.M. In American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109(5) pp. 413-420.

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Supporting Aging Caregivers and Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Future Planning

Supporting Aging Caregivers and Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Future Planning (2004). Heller, T., Caldwell, J. & Factor, A.  This brief evaluates the outcomes of an innovative training curriculum that equips adults with disabilities and their families with the communication skills and information to jointly plan for the future with the support of peer mentors

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DD data brief: Service use by and needs of adults with functional limitations or ID/DD in the NHIS-D: Difference by age, gender, and disability

DD data brief: Service use by and needs of adults with functional limitations or ID/DD in the NHIS-D: Difference by age, gender, and disability (Vol. 5, No.2), (Dec. 2003). Larson, S., Lakin, C., & Huang, J. (Eds.), Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. This DD Data Brief

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