A different type of appointment: The experiences of parents who have children with intellectual disabilities referred for genetic investigation

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 637-652

  Barr, Owen ^a   McConkey, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic investigation; Intellectual disability; Parents; Psychosocial impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249119469     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107083516     Document Type: Article

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