The role of gender of children with intellectual disability and their parents in marital intimacy in Southern India

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-140

  Padencheri, Seema ^a   Russell, Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; India; Marital intimacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTIMACY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3242673248     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004704042702     Document Type: Article

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