Health of mothers of school-age children with disabilities

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 572-574

  McConnell, David ^a   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33846171564     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00789.x     Document Type: Article

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