Promoting health of people with intellectual disabilities: Views of professionals working in group homes

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-128

  Wahlström, Lina ^a   Bergström, Helena ^a   Marttila, Anneli ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

group homes; health assets; health promotion; intellectual disability; thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901003700     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629514525133     Document Type: Article

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