Support for the construct validity of the Supports Intensity Scale based on clinician rankings of need

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 933-941

  Weiss, Jonathan A ^a,b   Lunsky, Yona ^a   Tassé, Marc J ^c   Durbin, Janet ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Measurement; Supports Intensity Scale; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPORT GROUP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 64649094241     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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