Improving the general health of people with learning disabilities

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 200-206

  Kerr, Mike ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2442511249     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.3.200     Document Type: Article

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