Organizational characteristics and issues affecting the longevity of self-help groups for parents of children with special needs

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-241

  King, Gillian ^a,b,c   Stewart, Debra ^c,d   King, Susanne ^c,d   Law, Mary ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CanChild   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; SELF HELP;

ADULT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0034145155     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973200129118381     Document Type: Article

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