The concept of quality of life and its role in enhancing human rights in the field of intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1036-1045

  Verdugo, Miguel Angel ^a   Navas, P ^a   Gomez L E ^b   Schalock, R L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practices; Intellectual disabilities; Quality of life; Rights; United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

DISABLED PERSONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PERSONHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84868192303     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01585.x     Document Type: Article

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