The interaction between mothers and their visually impaired infants: An intersubjective developmental perspective

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 403-417

  Loots, Gerrit ^a   Devisé, Isabel ^a   Sermijn, Jasmina ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; REVIEW; SYMBOLISM; THEORY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038503646     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700703     Document Type: Review

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