Meeting the cancer information needs of people with learning disabilities: Experiences of paid carers

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Jones, Amelia ^a   Tuffrey Wijne, Irene ^a   Bernal, Jane ^a   Butler, Gary ^a   Hollins, Sheila ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Disclosure; Information giving; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947623089     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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