Identifying good group homes: Qualitative indicators using a quality of life framework

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 348-366

  Bigby, Christine ^a   Knox, Marie ^b   Beadle Brown, Julie ^a,c   Bould, Emma ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group homes; Intellectual disability; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EMOTIONS; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84907441128     PISSN: 19349491     EISSN: 19349556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.5.348     Document Type: Article

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