Double jeopardy? Needs and services for older people who have learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-344

  Bland, Rachel ^a   Hutchinson, Nick ^b   Oakes, Peter ^a   Yates, Chrissie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Psychology Service for Older People   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care staff satisfaction; Community supports; Health needs; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCRETION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TESTIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0346882730     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004703074002     Document Type: Article

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