The Meanings of Close Friendship: The Views of Four People with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 276-291

  Knox, Marie ^a   Hickson, Fay ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035621677     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3148.2001.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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