Family quality of life in several countries: Results and discussion of satisfaction in families where there is a child with a disability

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 41, Issue , 2011, Pages 377-398

  Brown, Roy I ^a,b   Hong, Keumja ^c   Shearer, Joanne ^c   Wang, Mian ^c   Wang, Shin Yi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cross country data; Developmental disability; Family quality of life; Intellectual disability; Lifespan issues; Survey measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996922819     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9650-0_20     Document Type: Chapter

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