Intellectual Disability and HIV Infection: A Service-related Study of Policies and Staff Attitudes

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 348-357

  MacDonald, Raymond A R ^a   Murray, James L ^b   Levenson, Victor L ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c W Herts Community Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033262229     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00091.x     Document Type: Article

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