Supporting people with Down’s syndrome and dementia.
People with Down’s syndrome enjoy a longer life expectancy now than they ever have before, and are therefore at greater risk of developing conditions associated with ageing, including dementia. The evidence base for the effects of dementia on people with Down’s syndrome is much smaller than that for...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 33 - 42 |
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| Format: | pictorial questionnaire/scale tables/charts Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Nov2014
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