The role of community nurses and residential staff in supporting women with intellectual disability to access breast screening services.
Women with intellectual disability (ID) are surviving to the age group at greatest risk of developing breast cancer (50-69 years). These women are more likely to experience a greater number of risk factors placing them at an advanced threat of developing breast cancer. However, as a result of cognit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 41 - 53 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2011
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