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Title: The Adaptation of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Lebanon
Author: Azar, Mathilde; Badr, Lina Kurdahi
Abstract:
In many Middle Eastern countries, including Lebanon, there is a stigma attached to families who have an intellectually impaired child. These families complain of isolation and lack of community resources that could help them cope with their circumstances
Journal: Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2006 Oct Vol 17(4) 375-380