Experiences with general practitioners described by families of children with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Fredheim, Terje ^a,b   Lien, Lars ^a,c   Danbolt, Lars J ^a,d   Kjønsberg, Kari ^a   Haavet, Ole R ^b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d MF NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 84855486295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000304     Document Type: Article

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