A challenge to nursing: An historical review of intellectual disability nursing in the UK and Ireland

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2754-2763

  Sweeney, John ^a   Mitchell, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Intellectual disability; Nursing; UK Ireland education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISTORY OF NURSING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 69949179493     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02889.x     Document Type: Article

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