Parenting Under Pressure: Raising School-Age Children with Disabilities During a Pandemic in Sweden
By: Lina Lago, Helene Elvstrand and Kristina Hellberg
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1226 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 214 - 226
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 30, 2025
Published on: May 13, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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