Paediatric patients' distress and coping: An observational measure

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 528-530

  Pretzlik, Ursula ^a   Sylva, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0032732053     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.6.528     Document Type: Article

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