Improving the respiratory health of adults with learning disabilities.
People with learning disabilities are more likely to die from respiratory tract disease and infections than people without learning disabilities. This article describes a lung health group developed by physiotherapists and speech and language therapists that was set up to improve the respiratory hea...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 18 - 24 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
7/19/2018
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