Measuring functional skills in preschool children at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-273

  Msall, Michael E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Functional assessment; Neurodevelopmentai disabilities; Pediatric health related quality of life; Preschool development; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FAMILY LIFE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM PRESCHOOL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY; PEDIATRIC FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY VERSION 4; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALES OF INDEPENDENT BEHAVIOR REVISED EARLY DEVELOPMENT FORM; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TECHNOLOGY; THE NETHERLANDS OFFICE FO PREVENTION ASSESSMENT OF PRESCHOOL QUALITY OF LIFE; TODDLER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; WARMER INVENTORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMERGING ADAPTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL SKILLS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 26444537454     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20073     Document Type: Review

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