'What's the next stage?' mothers of young adults with down syndrome explore the path to independence: a qualitative investigation

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-467

  Docherty, Julie ^a   Reid, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; IPA; Midlife parents; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949085335     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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