The family-focused early intervention programme: Evaluation of parental stress and depression

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 329-341

  Küçüker, Sevgi ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Depression; Developmental disability; Early intervention; Parent; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950953793     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500206957     Document Type: Article

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