Changes in family composition and marital status in families with a young child with cognitive delay

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-26

  Hatton, Chris ^a   Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Graham, Hilary ^c   Blacher, Jan ^d   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Divorce; Families; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249101894     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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