Two decades of serving children with autism in the People's Republic of China: Achievements and challenges of a state-run mental health center

Disability and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-282

  McCabe, Helen ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; China; Family involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649109106     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590801954059     Document Type: Article

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