A survey of the use of an assessment and treatment unit for adults with learning disability in lanarkshire over a six year period (2001-2006)

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Nawab, Khalid ^a   Findlay, Linda ^a  

^a Kirklands Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; LEARNING DISORDER;

EID: 47549089931     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979508799103279     Document Type: Article

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