Rapid risk assessment in acute hospital for patients with intellectual disabilities

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 321-332

  Read, Stevie ^a   Johnson, Tristan ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Death rate; Hospitals; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Medical care; Risk assessment; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870159423     PISSN: 20441282     EISSN: 20441290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441281211285973     Document Type: Article

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