The long-term effects of children's early-onset disability on marital relationships

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 567-577

  Taanila, Anja ^a   Kokkonen, Jorma ^a   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORKER; SPOUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030006321     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb12121.x     Document Type: Article

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