Dental services for adults with a learning disability: Care managers' experiences and opinions

Community Dental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 281-285

  Pratelli, P ^a   Gelbier, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Availability of services; Learning disability; Managers; Perceived need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONDON; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0032242802     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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