Medical and social aspects of the life course for adults with a skeletal dysplasia: A review of current knowledge

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Thompson, Sue ^a   Shakespeare, Tom ^a   Wright, Michael J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Chondrodysplasia; Dwarfism; Restricted growth; Short stature; Skeletal dysplasia

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; BONE DYSPLASIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DWARFISM; EMPLOYABILITY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; STIGMA;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DWARFISM; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 37849049936     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701192857     Document Type: Review

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