Parent Advocacy in the Face of Adversity: Autism and Families in the People's Republic of China

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-50

  McCabe, Helen ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

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EID: 84993724930     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10883576070220010501     Document Type: Article

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