The importance of awareness and communication for the inclusion of young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in mainstream schools and colleges

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-18

  Asprey, Anthea ^b   Nash, Tricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication; Complex; Health; Inclusion; Multidisciplinary; Needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644622209     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00406.x     Document Type: Review

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