Parents' descriptions and experiences of young children recently diagnosed with intellectual disability

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Bostrom P K ^a   Broberg, M ^a   Hwang, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child disability; Intellectual disability; Parent; Parent perceptions; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 73949110943     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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