Children's perceptions of their use of assistive devices in home and school settings

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Huang, I Chun ^a   Sugden, David ^a   Beveridge, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Cerebral palsy; Children's views; Home; School

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 66949124025     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100802613701     Document Type: Article

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