The relationship between family and sibling functioning in families raising a child with a disability

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-396

  Mandleco, Barbara ^a   Olsen, Susanne Frost ^a,b   Dyches, Tina ^a   Marshall, Elaine ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Society for Research in Child Development

Author keywords

Disability; Family functioning; Siblings; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544454770     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840703258329     Document Type: Review

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