Socio-economic position, household composition, health status and indicators of the well-being of mothers of children with and without intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 862-873

  Emerson, Eric ^a   Hatton, C ^a   Llewellyn, G ^b   Blacker, J ^c   Graham, H ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal well being; Socio economic position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750726997     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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