Social and professional support for parents of adolescents with severe intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-190

  White, Nia ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Parents; Services; Severe intellectual disabilities; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544349518     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2004.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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