The use of physical interventions with people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour - The experiences of service users and staff members

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-34

  Hawkins, Sarah ^a,c   Allen, David ^b   Jenkins, Rosemary ^a  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Intensive Support Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Physical restraint; Service user views; Staff views

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644413527     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2004.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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