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The care of individuals with mental retardation: lessons from the New Zealand experience

JENNIFER HAND Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Auckland University, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 68-75 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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