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

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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Health, Human Rights
 Elise Worthington
ABC 7.30
Thursday 9th February, 2017
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