The views of people who care for adults with Down's syndrome and dementia: A service evaluation

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 318-327

  Furniss, Kate Atkins ^a   Loverseed, Annie ^a   Lippold, Tessa ^b   Dodd, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Down's syndrome; Family; Staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869174323     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2011.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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