An exploratory study on needs of parents of adults with a severe learning disability in a residential setting

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 795-811

  Wong, Siu Yung ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^b  

^a Siu Lam Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242655127     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mhn.24.8.795.811     Document Type: Article

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