Exploring the Experiences of “Not Being Listened To” from the Perspective of Parents with Disabled Children

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-274

  Lundeby, Hege ^a   Tøssebro, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disabled children; Empowerment; Parents; User perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896200717     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017410802469700     Document Type: Article

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