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ERIC Number: EJ421445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Deinstitutionalisation of St. Nicholas Hospital: I Adaptive Behaviours and Physical Health.
Dunt, David; Cummins, Robert A.
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v16 n1 p5-18 1990
This paper reports on outcomes of a deinstitutionalization project for children with severe multiple intellectual and physical disabilities, in which 98 residents of a hospital were relocated to small group homes. Positive effects were found in self-care and in social interactions. No meaningful changes in physical health were observed. (Author/PB)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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