The impact of stigma on maternal attitudes toward placement of children with disabilities in residential care facilities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 799-812

  Green, Sara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andersen and Newman model; Children; Disability; Residential care facilities; Stigma; USA

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD CARE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREJUDICE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 2942564588     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.023     Document Type: Article

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