Older Mothers Who Do Not Use Day Programs for Their Daughters and Sons with Mental Retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-173

  Fullmer, Elise M ^a   Smith, Gregory C ^b   Tobin, Sheldon S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental retardation; Offspring; Older mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031536256     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024929803235     Document Type: Article

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