Development and Evaluation of a Staff Training Program on Palliative Care for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-52

  Hahn, Joan E ^a   Cadogan, Mary P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; End of life care; Intellectual disabilities; Palliative care; Staff training; Train the Trainer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952459841     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2011.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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