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Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory

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Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory. / Emerson, Eric; Glover, Gyles; Turner, Sue et al.
In: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2012, p. 26-33.

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Emerson, E, Glover, G, Turner, S, Greig, R, Hatton, C, Baines, S, Copeland, A, Evison, F, Roberts, H, Robertson, J & Welch, V 2012, 'Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory' Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/20441281211198835

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Emerson, E., Glover, G., Turner, S., Greig, R., Hatton, C., Baines, S., Copeland, A., Evison, F., Roberts, H., Robertson, J., & Welch, V. (2012). Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(1), 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/20441281211198835

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Emerson E, Glover G, Turner S, Greig R, Hatton C, Baines S et al. Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. 2012;6(1):26-33. doi: 10.1108/20441281211198835

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Emerson, Eric ; Glover, Gyles ; Turner, Sue et al. / Improving health and lives: The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory. In: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. 2012 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 26-33.

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