Self-Rated Quality of Life Scales for People with an Intellectual Disability: A Reply to Ager & Hatton

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-104

  Cummins, Robert A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035616713     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-2322.2001.00097.x     Document Type: Review

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