The relationship between quality of life and self-determination: An international study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 740-744

  Lachapelle, Yves ^a   Wehmeyer, M L ^b   Haelewyck, M C ^c   Courbois, Y ^d   Keith, K D ^e   Schalock, R ^f   Verdugo, M A ^g   Walsh, P N ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Schalock and Associates   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intellecual disabilities; International; Measurement; Quality of life; Self determination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26044433081     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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