A focus group inquiry into the perceptions of primary health care teams and the provision of health care for adults with a learning disability living in the community

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1168-1176

  Thornton, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030162707     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.13214.x     Document Type: Article

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