Informal care networks of older adults with an intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-30

  Prosser, Helen ^a   Moss, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030523762     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1996.tb00095.x     Document Type: Article

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