Needs of Chinese parents of children with developmental disability

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-158

  Wong, Siu Yung ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^b   Martinson, Ida ^b   Lai, Alice C ^b   Chen, W J ^c   He, Y S ^c  

^a Siu Lam Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Maternal and Children Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

China; Developmental disability; Focus groups; Parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3242713973     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004704042703     Document Type: Article

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