Interviewing children and young people with learning disabilities*: Guidelines for researchers and multi-professional practice

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-197

  Lewis, Ann ^a   Porter, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Interview; Learning disabilities; Participatory research; Research; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876498681     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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