Friend or foe? A selective review of literature concerning abuse of adults with learning disability by those employed to care for them

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-258

  Moore, Debra ^a  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Carers; Environment; Organizational policies; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644443427     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146900470100500304     Document Type: Article

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