Adult Protection of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Incidence, Nature and Responses

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 573-584

  Beadle Brown, Julie ^a   Mansell, Jim ^a   Cmbridge, Paul ^a   Milne, Alisoun ^a   Whelton, Beckie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adult protection; Intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155137743     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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