Promoting healthy lifestyles for people with learning disabilities: A survey of provider organisations

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 138-144

  Turner, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000254433     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1996.tb00222.x     Document Type: Article

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