Older people with learning difficulties leaving institutional care - A case of double jeopardy

Ageing and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-150

  Walker, Alan ^a   Walker, Carol ^b   Ryan, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Community services; Deinstitutionalisation; Learning difficulties; Normalisation; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041070200     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X00003263     Document Type: Article

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