The impetus for family-centred early childhood intervention

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 664-669

  Carpenter, Barry ^a,b  

^a Sunfield Special School for Pupils with Severe and Complex Learning Needs   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Early intervention; Family

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35448985389     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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