Self-perceived quality of life of children and adolescents with physical disabilities in Hong Kong

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 415-423

  Chow, Susanna M K ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^b   Cummins, Robert A ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Objective quality of life; Physical disability; Subjective quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; HONG KONG; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 17744366368     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-004-0728-8     Document Type: Article

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