Family quality of life: Adult school children with intellectual disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1115-1122

  Svraka, E ^a   Loga, S ^b   Brown, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Families; Intellectual disability; International; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855193956     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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