The prevalence of people with intellectual disability admitted to general hospital psychiatric units: Level of handicap, psychiatric diagnoses and care utilization

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-526

  Gustafsson, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care utilization; Mental health services; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 2242431796     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00745.x     Document Type: Article

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