The impact of experience on children's understanding of illness

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-72

  Crisp, Jackie ^a   Ungerer, Judy A ^b   Goodnow, Jacqueline J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; cognitive development; illness; illness experience

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0030044197     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/21.1.57     Document Type: Article

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