Postburn psychologic adaptation of family members of patients with burns

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 78-92

  Watkins, Patricia N ^a,b,c   Lawrence Cook, E ^a,b,c   Randolph May, S ^a,b,c   Still, Joseph M ^a,b,c   Luterman, Arnold ^a,b,c   John Purvis, R ^a,b,c  

^a Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; BURN; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNS; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030040421     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199601000-00015     Document Type: Article

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