Adult female and male siblings of persons with disabilities: Findings From a national survey

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-62

  Hodapp, Robert M ^a   Urbano, Richard C ^a   Burke, Meghan M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING RELATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SIBLING RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954469296     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-48.1.52     Document Type: Article

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