Parental Substitutes: The Role of Siblings in the Lives of Older People with Intellectual Disability

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-21

  Bigby, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 3042636521     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v29n01_02     Document Type: Article

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