Stress and Age: A Comparison of Asian American and Non-Asian American Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-141

  DeLambo, David ^a   Chung, Walter ^b   Huang, Weihe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^b EASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Regional Center of the East Bay   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Asian Americans; Developmental disabilities; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953253732     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-010-9211-3     Document Type: Article

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