"It was the hardest and most painful decision of my life!": Seeking permanent out-of-home placement for sons and daughters with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-111

  Mirfin Veitch, Brigit ^a   Bray, Anne ^a   Ross, Nicola ^a  

^a Donald Beasley Institute   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DISABILITY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; RELATIVE;

EID: 0041866830     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366825031000147049     Document Type: Article

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