Young adults' perceptions of children with cerebral palsy

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-296

  Nabors, Laura A ^a   Lehmkuhl, Heather D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceptions of children with cerebral palsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CEREBRAL PALSY; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 24944532896     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.50.3.292     Document Type: Article

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