Impact on marital and sibling relationships of Taiwanese families who have a child with a disability

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-232

  Huang, Ying Ting ^a   Ososkie, Joseph ^a   Hsu, Tsu Hsuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 82055175225     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.42.2.213     Document Type: Article

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