Exploring the Effect of Autism Waiver Services on Family Outcomes

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-35

  Eskow, Karen ^a   Pineles, Lisa ^a   Summers, Jean Ann ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disabilities; Family quality of life; Intellectual disabilities; Medicaid waiver services

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952467513     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2011.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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