Children with disabilities and supplemental security income: Guidelines for appropriate access in early childhood

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-15

  Msall, Michael E ^a,b   Bobis, Fernando ^a   Field, Shelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child disability; Children with special healthcare needs; Poverty; Supplemental security income

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749470247     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200601000-00002     Document Type: Review

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