Parents attributions of blame for the birth of a child with down syndrome: A pilot study

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 579-587

  Hall, Sue ^a,c   Bobrow, Martin ^b   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a UMDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Attribution; Blame; Down syndrome; Parents; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031536376     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406733     Document Type: Article

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