Chinese Children's Attitudes Toward Mental Retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-87

  Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Davis, Cindy ^b   Wu, Anize ^b   Oliver, Christopher ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Children; Chinese; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043228880     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009460311648     Document Type: Article

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