Quality of life from the perspective of adolescents with cerebral palsy: "I just think I'm a normal kid, I just happen to have a disability"

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 825-832

  Shikako Thomas, Keiko ^a,b   Lach, Lucy ^a   Majnemer, Annette ^a,b   Nimigon, Jodie ^a   Cameron, Kelti ^a   Shevell, Michael ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cerebral palsy; Qualitative methodology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 69249208549     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9501-3     Document Type: Article

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