Staff Perceptions of essential prerequisites underpinning end-of-life care for persons with intellectual disability and advanced dementia

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-152

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

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c St Francis Hospice ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dementia; Intellectual disability; Palliative care; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955992088     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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