Parental beliefs about cause and course of their child's autism and outcomes of their beliefs: A review of the literature

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 149-163

  Hebert, Elizabeth Baltus ^a   Koulouglioti, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Beliefs; Culture; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954893211     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460862.2010.498331     Document Type: Article

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