The Nature of Stressors Reported by People with an Intellectual Disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Bramston, P ^a   Fogarty, G ^a   Cummins, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033442862     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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