Developing an education intervention for staff supporting persons with an intellectual disability and advanced dementia

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Fahey McCarthy, Elizabeth ^a   McCarron, Mary ^a   Connaire, Kevin ^b   McCallion, Philip ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b St Francis Hospice ^*  (Ireland)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Dementia; Intellectual disabilities; Palliative care; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349122899     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2009.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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