Research Methods in Intellectual Disabilities: The Family Contexty

The International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 237-260

  Mailick Seltzer, Marsha ^a   Floyd, Frank J ^b   Hindes, Andrea R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Family context; Intellectual disabilities; Mental retardation; Sociodemographic trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948961293     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713198.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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