Can the Family Assessment Device (FAD) be used with school aged children?

Family Process

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 723-731

  Bihum, Joan T ^a   Wamboldt, Marianne Z ^a,b   Gavin, Lesile A ^c   Wamboldt, Frederick S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Children's Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COLORADO; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037645311     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2002.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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