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Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities.

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Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities. / Finlay, W. M. L.; Walton, Chris; Antaki, Charles.
In: Disability and Society, Vol. 23, No. 4, 06.2008, p. 349-360.

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Finlay, WML, Walton, C & Antaki, C 2008, 'Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities.', Disability and Society, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590802038860

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Finlay, W. M. L., Walton, C., & Antaki, C. (2008). Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities. Disability and Society, 23(4), 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687590802038860

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Finlay WML, Walton C, Antaki C. Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities. Disability and Society. 2008 Jun;23(4):349-360. doi: 10.1080/09687590802038860

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Finlay, W. M. L. ; Walton, Chris ; Antaki, Charles. / Promoting choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities. In: Disability and Society. 2008 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 349-360.

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