Developing services for people with learning disabilities which actively involve family members: A review of recent literature

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-112

  Barr, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active involvement; Collaboration; Family; Learning disabilities; Professional attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242686783     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.1996.tb00053.x     Document Type: Article

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