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Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes.

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Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes. / Felce, David; Perry, Jonathan; Romeo, Renee et al.
In: American Journal of Mental Retardation, Vol. 113, No. 2, 2008, p. 87-101.

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Felce, D, Perry, J, Romeo, R, Robertson, JM, Meek, A, Emerson, E & Knapp, M 2008, 'Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes.', American Journal of Mental Retardation, vol. 113, no. 2, pp. 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[87:OACOCL]2.0.CO;2

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Felce, D., Perry, J., Romeo, R., Robertson, J. M., Meek, A., Emerson, E., & Knapp, M. (2008). Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 113(2), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[87:OACOCL]2.0.CO;2

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Felce D, Perry J, Romeo R, Robertson JM, Meek A, Emerson E et al. Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes. American Journal of Mental Retardation. 2008;113(2):87-101. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2008)113[87:OACOCL]2.0.CO;2

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Felce, David ; Perry, Jonathan ; Romeo, Renee et al. / Outcomes and costs of community living : semi-independent living and fully staffed group homes. In: American Journal of Mental Retardation. 2008 ; Vol. 113, No. 2. pp. 87-101.

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