Cancer prevention and health promotion for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploratory study of staff knowledge

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-291

  Hanna, L M ^a   Taggart, L ^a   Cousins, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health promotion; Intellectual disability; Risk factors; Staff education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; SMOKING; STOMACH CANCER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TESTIS CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 79951545018     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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