Exploring a massage intervention for parents and their children with autism: The implications for bonding and attachment

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-255

  Cullen Powell, Lesley A ^a   Barlow, Julie H ^a   Cushway, Delia ^a  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Bonding; Children; Massage; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 33644831116     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493505056479     Document Type: Article

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