Development and validation of a tool to measure the impact of childhood disabilities on the lives of children and their families

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-34

  Jessen, E Christine ^a   Colver, A F ^b   Mackie, P C ^b   Jarvis, S N ^b  

^a Child Health Office   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood disability; ICF; Impact of disability; Participation; Special needs register

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSPRAXIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037242853     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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