Comparing the quality of life of school-age children with and without disabilities

Mental Retardation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 304-312

  Watson, Silvana M R ^a   Keith, Kenneth D ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036673421     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0304:CTQOLO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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