‘Please don't let it Happen on my Shift!’ Supporting Staff who are Caring for People with Learning Disabilities who are Dying

Tizard Learning Disability Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 32-41

  Brown, Hilary ^a   Burns, Sophie ^b   Flynn, Margaret ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993073480     PISSN: 13595474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13595474200300016     Document Type: Review

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