Differentiated Coping Strategies in Families with Children or Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: The Relevance of Gender, Family Composition and the Life Span

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 256-275

  Grant, G ^a   Whittell, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034368464     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3148.2000.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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