The development of an assessment tool for the bereavement needs of people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Blackman, Noelle ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment tool; Bereavement; Complex grief; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149103754     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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