Perceptions of the body interior by children with asthma and children with no known chronic disease

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-191

  Clarke, Frances ^a,b   Newell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthmatic children; Children's perception of organs; Internal body parts; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031156426     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(96)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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