The Health of People with Learning Disabilities in the UK: Evidence and Implications for the NHS

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 9-17

  Elliott, Johan ^a   Hatton, Chris ^a   Emerson, Eric ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Health Inequalities; Incidence; Learning Disability; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993098991     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200300030     Document Type: Review

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