Interventions utilising contact with people with disabilities to improve children's attitudes towards disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 11-22

  Armstrong, Megan ^a   Morris, Christopher ^a   Abraham, Charles ^a   Tarrant, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Children; Contact; Disability

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 85001052514     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: 18767583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.10.003     Document Type: Review

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