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Caring for a child with a learning disability born into the family unit: women's recollections over time Cover

Caring for a child with a learning disability born into the family unit: women's recollections over time

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Volume 14 (2012): Issue 1
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|Aug 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2010.540827 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
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Language: English
Page range: 15 - 29
Submitted on: Mar 16, 2010
Accepted on: Sep 23, 2010
Published on: Aug 1, 2012
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
learning disability,
family,
negotiation,
professional involvement,
challenging behaviour

© 2012 Andrew Lovell, Tom Mason, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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