Translating quality of life into service action: Use of personal outcome measures in the Republic of Ireland

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-307

  McCormack, Bob ^a   Farrell, Margaret ^b  

^a CEO Dara Residential Services Ltd   (Ireland)

^b C/o St Michaels House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; People with intellectual disabilities; Person directed planning; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149102046     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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