Subjective quality of life in children with intellectual impairment - How can it be assessed?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-285

  White Koning, Melanie ^a   Arnaud, Catherine ^a,b   Bourdet Loubère, Sylvie ^a   Bazex, Hélène ^a   Colver, Allan ^c   Grandjean, Hélène ^a   Parkinson, Kathryn ^c   Beckung, Eva ^d   Parkes, Jackie ^e   Fauconnier, Jerome ^f   McManus, Vicki ^g   Michelsen, Susan ^h   Schirripa, Giorgio ⁱ   Canute, Jude ⁱ   Thyen, Ute ^j  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^g Lavanagh Centre   (Ireland)

^h NIPH   (Denmark)

ⁱ ASLV   (Italy)

^j Children's Hospital   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPETENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20144387558     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162205000526     Document Type: Article

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