Enabling a young man with minimal motor behavior to manage independently his leisure television engagement

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-54

  Lancioni, G E ^a   Singh, N N ^b   O'Reilly, M F ^c   Sigafoos, J ^d   Chiapparino, C ^a   Stasolla, F ^a   Bosco, A ^a   De Pace, C ^a   Oliva, Doretta ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e Lega F d'Oro Research Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SATISFACTION; SELF HELP; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PARALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TELEVISION;

EID: 34548620204     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.105.1.47-54     Document Type: Article

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