Relations in families with a mentally retarded child from the perspective of the siblings

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Andersson, Egil A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Family dynamic; Mental retardation; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SIBLING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030819107     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1997.tb00445.x     Document Type: Article

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