The determinants of staff and resident activity in residential services for people with severe intellectual disability: Moving beyond size, building design, location and number of staff

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-119

  Felce, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSING; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESIDENT; REVIEW; STAFF; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0031854172     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033621     Document Type: Review

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