'I could never do that before': Effectiveness of a tailored Internet support intervention to increase the social participation of youth with disabilities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 552-561

  Raghavendra, P ^a   Newman, L ^b   Grace, E ^c   Wood, D ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Knowledge and Innovation   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Internet; Intervention; Social participation; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; DEVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879188648     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12048     Document Type: Article

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