Youth with disabilities' perspectives of the environment and participation: A qualitative meta-synthesis

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 763-777

  Kramer, J M ^a   Olsen, S ^a   Mermelstein, M ^a   Balcells, A ^a   Liljenquist, K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled children; Environment; Participation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867400632     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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