Health-related quality of life and its determinants among adults with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 157-167

  Khanna, Rahul ^a   Jariwala Parikh, Krutika ^a   West Strum, Donna ^a   Mahabaleshwarkar, Rohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism; Coping; Health related quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVORCED PARENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEPARATED PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891691556     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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