Families of persons with down syndrome: New perspectives, findings, and research and service needs

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-287

  Hodapp, Robert M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome advantage; Family demographics; Life span service needs; Racial and socioeconomic (SES) disparities; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FATHER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35348975052     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20160     Document Type: Review

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