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We're tired, not sad

Benefits and burdens of mothering a child with a disability

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ID4600992
AuthorsSara Eleanor Green (University of South Florida, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume64
Issue1
Pages150-163
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.025
PMID17014946
OpenAlexW2084874157
LanguageEN
Citations received115
References cited41

Caregiver burden · Developmental psychology · Distress · Political science · Poverty · Psychiatry · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Disability Rights and Representation · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology

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