Promoting the health, safety and welfare of adults with learning disabilities in acute care settings: A structured literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1497-1509

  Bradbury Jones, Caroline ^a   Rattray, Janice ^a   Jones, Martyn ^a   Macgillivray, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Health; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Literature review; Nursing; Safety; Secondary care; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84876176814     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12109     Document Type: Review

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