Social support networks and psychological well-being of mothers with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-340

  Stenfert Kroese, Biza ^a   Hussein, Hanan ^a   Clifford, Clair ^a   Ahmed, Nazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037732551     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3148.2002.00128.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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