Toward an understanding of mothering: The care giving process of mothers with autistic children

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 203-213

  Shu, Bih Ching ^a   Hsieh, Horng Chang ^a   Hsieh, Su Chen ^a   Li, Shi Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism; Meaning; Mothering; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS;

EID: 0035756671     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347577.24468.ae     Document Type: Article

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