Pediatric trauma: Impact on work and family finances

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 890-897

  Osberg, J Scott ^a   Kahn, Paul ^a   Rowe, Katherine ^a   Brooke, Marvin M ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; career; child; family; financial impact; injury; job; rehabilitation; stress; work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029957261     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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