Overcoming ignorance and stigma relating to intellectual disability in healthcare: A potential solution

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-172

  While, Alison E ^a   Clark, Louise L ^b  

^a Professor of Community Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inequalities; Intellectual disabilities; Labelling; Stereotyping; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956117870     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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