Variations in residential accommodation for adults with intellectual disabilities: The example of Northern Ireland

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 68-73

  McConkey, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Intellectual Disability; Learning Disability Residential care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33745859693     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 07909667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700009605     Document Type: Article

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