Caregiving perceptions of Chinese mothers of children with intellectual disability in Hong Kong

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-156

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Ho, Gladys S M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregiving perceptions; Chinese; Relationship focused coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846959061     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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