Quality of life of adults with intellectual disabilities who live with families in Taiwan

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 875-883

  Chou, Y C ^a   Schalock, R L ^b   Tzou, P Y ^c   Lin, L C ^a   Chang, A L ^d   Lee, W P ^e   Chang, S C ^e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei Municipal Government   (Taiwan)

^e Syinlu Social Welfare Foundation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adults; Families; Intellectual disability; Quality of life; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34848835837     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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