Assessing the need for challenging behaviour services in an English Health District

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Cumella, Stuart ^b   Bickerton, Wai Ling ^c   Winchester, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

challenging behaviour; prevalence; services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030965182     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1997.tb00426.x     Document Type: Article

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