Transition from children and adolescent to adult mental health services for young people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping study of service organisation problems

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Kaehne, Axel ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Learning disabilities; Mental health; Partnerships; Service organisation; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862604494     PISSN: 20441282     EISSN: 20441290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/amhid.2011.0011     Document Type: Article

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