How we developed a multidisciplinary screening project for people with Down's syndrome given the increased prevalence of early onset Dementia

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-21

  Jervis, Nicola ^a   Prinsloo, Linda ^b  

^a Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Learning Disability Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Down's syndrome; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949206307     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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