Mental health services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Canada: Findings from a national survey

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 439-447

  Lunsky, Y ^a,b,c   Garcin, N ^d,e   Morin, D ^f   Cobigo, V ^f   Bradley, E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Surrey Place Centre ^*  (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e PREM TGC   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dual diagnosis; Intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548155502     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2007.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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