Providing web-based support for families of infants and young children with established disabilities

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-25

  Zaidman Zait, Anat ^a   Jamieson, Janet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child disability; Internet; Parents; Professionals; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845883326     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200701000-00003     Document Type: Review

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