Parents' perceptions of caregiving: Development and validation of a measure of processes

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 757-772

  King, Susanne M ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^a   King, Gillian A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0029840649     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15110.x     Document Type: Article

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