The effects of brief interventions on children's playmate preferences for a child sitting in a wheelchair

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-413

  Nabors, Laura A ^a   Larson, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Interventions; Physical disabilities; Playmate preferences; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036390577     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020339004125     Document Type: Article

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