Facilitating family occupations: Family member perceptions of a specialized environment for children with mental retardation

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Sachs, Dalia ^a   Nasser, Kareem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child; Environment; Family relations; Human activities; Institutionalized; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 68949111736     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.4.453     Document Type: Article

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