Identifying and building on family strength: A thematic analysis

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Ylvén, Regina ^a   Granlund, Mats ^b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Families; Intervention; Positive coping; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349776395     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IYC.0b013e3181bc4d87     Document Type: Article

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