The needs of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia: A literature review

Dementia

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-247

  Llewellyn, Penny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; diagnosis; diagnostic tools; people with learning disabilities; service provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955805750     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301211403457     Document Type: Review

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