What's in a Name? The Implications of Diagnosis for People with Learning Difficulties and their Family Carers

Disability and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-409

  Gillman, Maureen ^a,b   Heyman, Bob ^a   Swain, John ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346742525     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713661959     Document Type: Article

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