Support for people with learning disabilities: The role of primary care

Primary Care and Community Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Martin, Graham ^a,b  

^a Red Roofs Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Journals literature; Patients with learning disabilities (and synonyms); Role of primary care; Support

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGISTER; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33745181937     PISSN: 17468841     EISSN: 14734885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/135525706X75276     Document Type: Review

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