Predictors of the leisure and recreation participation of children with physical disabilities: A structural equation modeling analysis

Children's Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-234

  King, Gillian ^a   Law, Mary ^b   Hanna, Steven ^b   King, Susanne ^b   Hurley, Patricia ^b   Rosenbaum, Peter ^b   Kertoy, Marilyn ^c   Petrenchik, Terry ^a  

^a THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUPPORT GROUP; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 33748445486     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc3503_2     Document Type: Article

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