Supporting persons with down syndrome and advanced dementia: Challenges and care concerns

Dementia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-298

  McCarron, Mary ^a   McCallion, Philip ^b   Fahey McCarthy, Elizabeth ^a   Connaire, Kevin ^c   Dunn Lane, Jean ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

^d Daughters of Charity Service   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carer; Dementia; Intellectual disability; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953643389     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301209354025     Document Type: Article

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