Multidimensional life satisfaction reports of adolescents with mild mental disabilities

Mental Retardation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-329

  Brantley, Ashley ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^c   Nagle, Richard J ^b  

^a Richland School District One   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036675036     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2002)040<0321:MLSROA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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