Resiliency and success in adults with Moebius syndrome

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-235

  Meyerson, Marion D ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial paralysis; Moebius (M bius) syndrome or sequence; Psychological adaptation; Resiliency in adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MOEBIUS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBIUS SYNDROME; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035019543     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2001)038<0231:RASIAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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