Moderating effects of family structure on the relationship between physical and mental health in urban children with chronic illness

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-56

  Silver, Ellen Johnson ^a,c   Stein, Ruth E K ^a   Dadds, Mark R ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Prev Intervention Res Ctr CH   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood chronic illness; family structure; functional status; psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030043264     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/21.1.43     Document Type: Article

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