Family Quality of Life: A Qualitative Inquiry

Mental Retardation

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Poston, Denise ^a   Turnbull, Ann ^a   Park, Jiyeon ^c   Mannan, Hasheem ^a   Marquis, Janet ^b   Wang, Mian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0142120344     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2003)41<313:fqolaq>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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