Sibling disability and children's reactivity to conflicts involving family members

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 274-285

  Nixon, Charisse L ^b   Cummings, E Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033147414     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.13.2.274     Document Type: Article

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