Effective health care for people with learning disabilities: A formal carers' perspective

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 383-390

  Thornton, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coordinator; Learning disability; Learning disability nurse; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 0033205790     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.00236.x     Document Type: Review

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