Helping by siblings of children with mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Hannah, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Midlarsky, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ALTRUISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 15444365619     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110<87:HBSOCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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