An exploration of the support received by people with intellectual disabilities who have been bereaved

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-144

  Gilrane McGarry, U ^a   Taggart, L ^b  

^a St Angela's College   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Education; Intellectual disability; Support systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249120471     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106075611     Document Type: Review

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