The 'mother' behind the mother: Three generations of mothers with intellectual disabilities and their family support networks

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-340

  Traustadóttir, Rannveig ^a   Sigurjónsdóttir, Hanna Björg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Extended family; Intellectual disability; Mothers; Support networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249180205     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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