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Commentary: our children deserve better

Eric Emerson (Professor of Disability Population Health, based at the Centre for Disability Research & Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)

Tizard Learning Disability Review

ISSN: 1359-5474

Article publication date: 30 September 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to comment on “Early intervention for children with learning disabilities: making use of what we know.”

Design/methodology/approach

Narrative review and discussion.

Findings

The arguments presented by Nick Gore, Richard Hastings and Serena Brady are fully consistent with the broader scientific literature on prevention and the required future direction of English health policy.

Originality value

This commentary places the arguments made by Gore et al. in a broader scientific and policy context.

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Citation

Emerson, E. (2014), "Commentary: our children deserve better", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 190-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-07-2014-0023

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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