Undesired life events, life satisfaction and well-being of ageing mothers of adult offspring with intellectual disability living at home or out-of-home

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 195-204

  Rimmerman, Arie ^a   Muraver, Miriam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Ministry of Labor and Welfare   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EVENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034878883     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250020054468     Document Type: Article

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