Development and psychometric properties of the family life interview

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-62

  Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   Bundy, Anita ^a   Mayes, Rachel ^a   McConnell, David ^b   Emerson, Eric ^a,c   Brentnall, Jennie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecocultural theory; Family routines; Instrument development; Severe disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249099246     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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