Sources of stress among adult siblings of Irish people with intellectual disability

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-38

  Egan, Jonathan ^a   Walsh, Patricia Noonan ^b  

^a Laois Offaly Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0345774160     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2001.10558261     Document Type: Article

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