Quality of life instruments for children and adolescents with neurodisabilities: How to choose the appropriate instrument

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 660-669

  Waters, Elizabeth ^a   Davis, Elise ^a   Ronen, Gabriel M ^b   Rosenbaum, Peter ^b   Livingston, Michael ^c   Saigal, Saroj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HEALTH INDEX OF LIFE WITH DISABILITIES; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; COGNITION; DISABILITY; DISABKIDS CP MODULE; EMOTIONALITY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROCEPHALUS OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KIDSCREEN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARENT; PARENTAL CONCERNS QUESTIONNAIRE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY CP MODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SPINA BIFIDA; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 67651160895     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03324.x     Document Type: Review

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