An occupational perspective on the assessment of social competence in children

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 469-481

  Lim, Sok Mui ^a,b   Rodger, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Children; Measurement; Model; Participation; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249107969     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807101104     Document Type: Article

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