Research Review: The role of grandparents in intergenerational support for families with disabled children: A review of the literature

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-101

  Mitchell, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; Disabled children; Family support; Grandparents; Grandparents needs; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845739692     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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