Measurement characteristics of the quality of life index when used with adults who have severe mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 546-550

  Campo, Stephanie F ^a   Sharpton, William R ^b   Thompson, Bruce ^c   Sexton, David ^d  

^a Jefferson Parish Hum Serv Auth   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0029990247     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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