The quality of life of people 12 years after resettlement from long stay hospitals: Users' views on their living environment, daily activities and future aspirations

Disability and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 741-758

  Forrester Jones, Rachel ^a   Carpenter, John ^c   Cambridge, Paul ^a   Tate, Alison ^c   Hallam, Angela ^b   Knapp, Martin ^c   Beecham, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0036955718     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968759021000068469     Document Type: Article

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