The daily experience of people with achondroplasia

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-227

  Cortinovis, Ilaria ^a   Luraschi, Eugenia ^a   Intini, Sara ^a   Sessa, Marco ^b   Delle Fave, Antonella ^c  

^a AISAC Onlus ^*

^b AISAC Onlus   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Daily contexts; Quality of experience; Socialisation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859624747     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01046.x     Document Type: Article

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