A professional support program for families of handicapped preschoolers: Decrease in maternal stress

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-296

  Honig, Alice Sterling ^a   Winger, Catherine J ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; maternal stress; preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031055473     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02248532     Document Type: Article

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