A systematic review of disability awareness interventions for children and youth

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 623-646

  Lindsay, Sally ^a   Edwards, Ashley ^b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Disability awareness; Intervention; Review; School age; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875130766     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.702850     Document Type: Review

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