Exploring the impact of culture and acculturation on older families caregiving for persons with developmental disabilities

Family Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-357

  McCallion, Philip ^a   Janicki, Matthew ^b   Grant Griffin, Lucinda ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Diversity; Family caregiving; Focus groups; Service use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031240238     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585095     Document Type: Article

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