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Learning disabilities and old age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sally-Ann Cooper
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People with learning disabilities form only a small part of the general population, but because of their many special needs, they require the provision of specialist health services. National statistics on the prevalence of learning disabilities are poor, but it has been estimated that 160 000 people in England and Wales have severe or profound learning disabilities (Audit Commission, 1987).

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 3 , Issue 6 , November 1997, pp. 312 - 320
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1997 

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