Use of equipment and respite services and caregiver health among Australian families living with Rett syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 722-732

  Urbanowicz, Anna ^a   Downs, Jenny ^b,c   Bebbington, Ami ^b   Jacoby, Peter ^b   Girdler, Sonya ^a   Leonard, Helen ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equipment; Maternal health; Maternal wellbeing; Respite; Rett syndrome; SF 12

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPITE CARE; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78650708501     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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