A qualitative study of the health-related quality of life of disabled children

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 660-665

  Young, Bridget ^a   Rice, Helen ^b   Dixon Woods, Mary ^c   Colver, Allan F ^b   Parkinson, Kathryn N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSKINESIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PAIN; PARENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34548276520     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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