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Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service

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Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service. / Glover, Gyles; Emerson, Eric.
In: Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2012, p. 194-198.

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Glover, G & Emerson, E 2012, 'Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service' Tizard Learning Disability Review, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 194-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595471211272541

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Glover, G., & Emerson, E. (2012). Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 17(4), 194-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595471211272541

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Glover G, Emerson E. Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service. Tizard Learning Disability Review. 2012;17(4):194-198. doi: 10.1108/13595471211272541

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Glover, Gyles ; Emerson, Eric. / Patterns of decline in numbers of learning disability nurses employed by the English National Health Service. In: Tizard Learning Disability Review. 2012 ; Vol. 17, No. 4. pp. 194-198.

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