Adults with Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease

Tizard Learning Disability Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 4-13

  McQuillan, Sharna ^a   Kalsy, Sunny ^a   Oyebode, Jan ^a   Millichap, Dave ^a   Oliver, Chris ^a   Hall, Scott ^a  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993009139     PISSN: 13595474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13595474200300032     Document Type: Review

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