Family stress and adjustment as perceived by parents of children with autism or down syndrome: Implications for intervention

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 15-32

  Sanders, John L ^a   Morgan, Sam B ^b  

^a Graham B Dimmick Child Guid Serv   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 0031487038     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v19n04_02     Document Type: Article

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