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The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12

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The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12. / Glover, Gyles; Emerson, Eric; Evison, Felicity.
In: Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2013, p. 45-49.

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Glover, G, Emerson, E & Evison, F 2013, 'The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12' Tizard Learning Disability Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595471311296012

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Glover, G., Emerson, E., & Evison, F. (2013). The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18(1), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/13595471311296012

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Glover G, Emerson E, Evison F. The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12. Tizard Learning Disability Review. 2013;18(1):45-49. doi: 10.1108/13595471311296012

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Glover, Gyles ; Emerson, Eric ; Evison, Felicity. / The uptake of health checks for adults with learning disabilities in England: 2008/9-2011/12. In: Tizard Learning Disability Review. 2013 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 45-49.

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