School Function Assessment: Performance of Icelandic students with special needs

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Egilson, Snaefridur Thora ^a   Coster, Wendy Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability issues; Evaluation; Inclusion; Participation; Performance; School based occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DISABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PLAY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 9744258085     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120410020737     Document Type: Article

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