Comparing quality of life for people with learning disabilities and people who are unemployed or retired

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Hughes, Andrea ^a   McAuslane, Louise ^a   Schur, Helen ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346739654     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1996.tb00213.x     Document Type: Article

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