The experiences of mothers caring for a child with severe atopic eczema

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-247

  Elliott, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood atopic eczema; Community nursing; Mother's role

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ROLE;

EID: 0031132973     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00310.x     Document Type: Article

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