The quality of life of family caregivers of adults with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-210

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^a   Chang, Ai Ling ^b   Schalock, Robert L ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Municipal Government   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Family carer; Intellectual disabilities; Quality of life; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247371872     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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