Maternal perceptions of care-giving of children with developmental disabilities in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-255

  Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Care giving; Disability; Mothers; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247356172     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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