Achieving best evidence from witnesses with learning disabilities: New guidance

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 84-87

  Cooke, Pamela ^a   Davies, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidance; Learning disabilities; Legislation; Witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955759967     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2001.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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