Parents of young children with special needs speak out: Perceptions of early intervention services

Infant-Toddler Intervention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-167

  Wehman, Therese ^a   Gilkerson, Linda ^b  

^a ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032985091     PISSN: 10535586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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