Quality of life dimensions for adults with developmental disabilities: A comparative study

Mental Retardation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-291

  Sheppard Jones, Kathy ^a   Prout, H Thompson ^b   Kleinert, Harold ^b  

^a 209 Mineral Industries Building ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 24744445026     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2005)43[281:QOLDFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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