Psychiatric follow-up and health services utilisation for people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Kon, Yan ^a   Bouras, Nick ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031020350     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/bjdd.1997.003     Document Type: Article

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