Views of People with Learning Difficulties about Current and Future Accommodation: The use of focus groups to promote discussion

Disability and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 577-597

  Barr, Owen ^a   Mcconkey, Roy ^a   Mcconaghie, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141542620     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0968759032000097834     Document Type: Review

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