Challenging the myths and redressing the missteps in family research

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-88

  Cuskelly, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture; Family; Intellectual disabilities; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949147565     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2009.00211.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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