Staff response to disturbed behaviour in group homes for adults with a learning disability

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-225

  Crichton, John H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL STAFF; MORALITY; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 0032711871     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.314     Document Type: Article

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