Attitudes to bereavement and intellectual disabilities in an irish context

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-243

  Dodd, Philip ^a,b   Mcevoy, John ^a,c   Guerin, Suzanne ^a,b   Mcgovern, Elizabeth ^d   Smith, Elaine ^e   Hillery, John ^a,d,f  

^a St Michael's House   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^d St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^e NEHB   (Ireland)

^f Stewarts Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Death; Grief; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844433386     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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