When parents relinquish care: Informal support networks of older people with intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-344

  Bigby, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0346646738     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1997.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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