Learning disability nursing: how to refocus the profession.

It has been found in recent years that the healthcare needs of people with learning disabilities have not always been fully met. The authors suggest that this situation can be improved if specialist learning disability nurses are more involved in mainstream services. They argue that learning disabil...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 18 - 22
Autores principales: Atkinson D, Boulter P, Pointu A, Thomas B, Moulster G
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Feb2010
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