The children's sentinels: Mothers and their relationships with health professionals in the context of Japanese health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-300

  Saiki Craighill, Shigeko ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crisis management; Doctor patient relationship; Health care system; Mothers; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SICK ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031016244     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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