Are primary health care staff aware of the role of community learning disability teams in relation to health promotion and health facilitation?

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-10

  Hames, Annette ^a   Carlson, Tracy ^a  

^a Sanderson Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health facilitation; Health promotion; Learning disability; Primary care staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644902941     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2005.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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