Intervention with siblings of children with developmental disabilities from economically disadvantaged families

Families in Society

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 569-577

  Phillips, Ruby S C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0033241629     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1781     Document Type: Article

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