Activity and participation characteristics of adults with learning disabilities - A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Sharfi, Kineret ^a   Rosenblum, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING DISORDER; LEISURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 84906987185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106657     Document Type: Review

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