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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 4;215(7):316-317.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.51260. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Meeting the mental health care needs of people with intellectual disability

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Editorial

Meeting the mental health care needs of people with intellectual disability

John Allan. Med J Aust. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Intellectual disability; Mental health policy; Neuropsychiatry.

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