Shifting responsibilities: The patterns of formal service use by older people with intellectual disability in Victoria

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-243

  Bigby, Christine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DAY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031692556     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033721     Document Type: Article

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