Unanticipated effects of children with learning disabilities on their families

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-55

  Dyson, Lily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77950685498     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073194871003300104     Document Type: Article

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