Holiday Breaks for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Living with Older Carers

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-79

  Mcconkey, Roy ^a   Mccullough, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adults; holidays; intellectual disabilities; older carers; respite breaks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603174     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017306062224     Document Type: Article

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