Psychiatric Symptomatology and Family Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-465

  Ammerman, Robert T ^a   Kane, Vincent R ^a   Slomka, Gregory T ^b   Reigel, Donald H ^a   Franzen, Michael D ^a   Gadow, Kenneth D ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Family functioning; Psychiatric symptoms; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000091792     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026211028595     Document Type: Article

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