Coping responses to daily life stressors of children who have a sibling with a disability

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-413

  Cox, Amy Harmer ^a   Marshall, Elaine S ^a   Mandleco, Barbara ^a   Olsen, Susanne F ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Society for Research in Child Development

Author keywords

Children; Coping; Disability; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744256421     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840703258328     Document Type: Review

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