Summer holiday respite provision for the families of children and young people with learning disabilities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-212

  McGill, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Families; Holiday relief; Learning disability; Respite care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEISURE; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; RESPITE CARE; SEASON; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTHERS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESPITE CARE; SEASONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030147174     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1996.tb00788.x     Document Type: Article

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