Families challenged by and accommodating to the adolescent years

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 926-936

  Schneider, J ^a   Wedgewood, N ^a   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a,b   McConnell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Disability; Familylife; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BELIEF;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33750713318     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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