Using the internet? The experiences of parents of disabled children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 507-515

  Blackburn, Clare ^a   Read, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled children; Internet; Parents

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DISABILITY; E-MAIL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROCOMPUTER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23844473797     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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