Parents with learning disabilities: A review of the literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-133

  Sheerin, Fintan ^a,b  

^a Stewarts Hospital   (Ireland)

^b Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Learning disability; Parental adequacy; Parenting

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; NURSING; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 0032110362     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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