Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Learning Problems: Development and Validation of the LD/QOL15 Scale.
Learning problems (LP) can have wider implications than the academic deficits per se. The goal of the present series of studies was to develop a reliable and valid quality-of-life measure targeted to children and adolescents with LP. In Study 1, using a 35-item questionnaire, we surveyed 151 parents...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 146 - 158 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar/Apr2019
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