Disabled children, parent-child interaction and attachment

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Howe, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children with disabilities; Parent child interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645527391     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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