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Home > Resources > Media Item > People with intellectual disabilities twice as likely to suffer preventable death, study finds

People with intellectual disabilities twice as likely to suffer preventable death, study finds

Posted February 9, 2017

Research released in the medical journal BMJ Open on Wednesday reveals a disturbing pattern of unnecessary deaths in the Australian health system.

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Topics:
Medical, Health General, Mental Health

Author:
 Elise Worthington

Source:
ABC 7.30

Date published:
Thu 9th Feb, 2017

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