Being a Mother of a Child with Prader-Willi Syndrome: Experiences of Accessing and Using Formal Support in Croatia
By: Daria Čagalj, Marko Buljevac and Zdravka Leutar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.13 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 228 - 237
Submitted on: Mar 28, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 28, 2017
Published on: May 14, 2018
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