Hospital admissions up to eight times higher for Australians with intellectual disability
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Disability advocates say study findings point to urgent need for improved preventative healthcare
Potentially avoidable hospitalisations occur at a rate up to eight times higher for people with intellectual disability than the general population, according to new research.
Advocates say the findings point to an urgent need for improved preventative healthcare in people with intellectual disability.
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