Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

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MORTALITY TRENDS IN MENTAL DEFICIENCY INSTITUTIONS

B. W. RICHARDS, 

B. W. RICHARDS

St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey

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P. E. SYLVESTER, 

P. E. SYLVESTER

St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey

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B. W. RICHARDS, 

B. W. RICHARDS

St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey

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P. E. SYLVESTER, 

P. E. SYLVESTER

St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey

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First published: December 1969

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.1969.tb01092.x

Citations: 19

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