Constructing and testing a disability index in a US sample of preschoolers with disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 538-552

  Daley, Tamara C ^a   Simeonsson, Rune J ^b   Carlson, Elaine ^a  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abilities Index; Disability; Functioning; ICF; Preschool; Severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649197386     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802214352     Document Type: Article

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