Child disability as a family issue: a study on mothers' and fathers' health in Italy.
Background Disability does not simply affect the health status of the individual who directly experiences that condition, but it has important consequences on the health and well-being of the other family members as well. Focusing on Italy, an extremely interesting test-bed due to its strong familia...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 79 - 85 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2024
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