Promoting long-term relationships between individuals with mental retardation and people in their community: An agency self-evaluation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-127

  Jameson, Christina ^a  

^a Newton Wellesley Weston Committee for Community Living Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BOSTON; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0031942564     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(1998)036<0116:PLRBIW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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