Impact of Surgical and Orthotic Intervention on the Quality of Life of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities and Their Carers

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 216-238

  Neilson, Aileen ^a,c   Hogg, James ^b   Malek, Mo ^a   Rowley, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034355999     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-2322.2000.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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