The emotional lives of people with learning disability

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Arthur, Andrew R ^a  

^a Langton Close   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion; Emotional development; Emotional disorder; Mental health; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242666669     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2003.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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