Services for children with learning disabilities

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 81-84

  Wright, Barry ^a   Williams, Chris ^b   Richardson, Greg ^a  

^a Lime Trees Child and Family Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Child Clinical Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEAMWORK;

EID: 40549133482     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.013656     Document Type: Editorial

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