Residential aged care for people with intellectual disability : A matter of perspective

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Webber, Ruth, Bowers, Barbara Joanne and Bigby, Christine. (2014). Residential aged care for people with intellectual disability : A matter of perspective. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 33(4), pp. E36 - E40. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12086

Authors	Webber, Ruth, Bowers, Barbara Joanne and Bigby, Christine
Year	2014
Journal	Australasian Journal on Ageing
Journal citation	33 (4), pp. E36 - E40
ISSN	1741-6612
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12086
Page range	E36 - E40
Research Group	School of Arts

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