Current and future concerns of older parents of sons and daughters with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-188

  Weeks, Lori E ^a   Nilsson, Thomy ^a   Bryanton, Olive ^a   Kozma, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Canada; Family carers; Intellectual disabilities; Older parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949148054     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2009.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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