Good practice, general practice: identifying the health needs of people with learning disabilities.
People with learning disabilities are more prone to certain illnesses than the general population, yet they tend to under-use primary health care services. This suggests that the health needs of this population may be under-detected, with consequences for onward referral to secondary care services....
| Publicado en: | Journal of Clinical Governance Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 83 - 89 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Radcliffe Publishing
2000 Jun
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