Exploring the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities when service users die

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-265

  Ryan, Karen ^a   Guerin, Suzanne ^b   Dodd, Philip ^b,c   McEvoy, John ^d,e  

^a St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c University College Dublin ^*  (Ireland)

^d Midway Services Co Meath   (Ireland)

^e DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Communication; Learning (intellectual) disabilities; Palliative care; Palliative care and terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055185111     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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