From biscuits to boyfriends: The ramifications of choice for people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-236

  Smyth, Catherine M ^a   Bell, Dorothy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Decision making; Empowerment; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750981575     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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