Quality of life issues in the development and evaluation of services for people with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-218

  McVilly, Keith R ^a   Rawlinson, Rosanne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031668882     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033701     Document Type: Review

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