Children with severe learning disabilities: Needs, services and costs

Children and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 168-181

  Beecham, Jennifer ^a   Chadwick, Oliver ^b   Fidan, Dogan ^c   Bernard, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992969423     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chi.690     Document Type: Article

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