Moving home: The experiences of women with severe intellectual disabilities in transition from a locked ward

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 220-226

  Owen, Katherine ^a   Hubert, Jane ^a   Hollins, Sheila ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community living; Deinstitutionalisation; Institutionalisation; Severe intellectual disability; Vulnerable adults; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049135632     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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