Co-research with adults with intellectual disability: A systematic review

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 669-686

  Di Lorito, Claudio ^a   Bosco, Alessandro ^a   Birt, Linda ^b   Hassiotis, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

co research; intellectual disability; participatory research; patient and public involvement; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 85052848443     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12435     Document Type: Review

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