Serving the needs of immigrant families of children with autism

Disability and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 747-760

  Welterlin, Aurelie ^a   LaRue, Robert H ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 36249029231     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590701659600     Document Type: Article

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