Creating supportive connections: A decade of research on support for families of children with disabilities

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 413-426

  Canary, Heather E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 53849138689     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802342085     Document Type: Review

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