Adjustment and adaptation in parents of children with developmental disability in two-parent families: A review of the characteristics and attributes

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-51

  Yau, Matthew Kwai Sang ^a   Li Tsang, Cecilia W R ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARRIAGE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032892976     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979599799156028     Document Type: Review

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