Of needles and skinned knees: Children's coping with medical procedures and minor injuries for self and other

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-200

  Peterson, Lizette ^a   Crowson, Jeffrey ^a   Saldana, Lisa ^a   Holdridge, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Injury; Preparation for medical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; NEEDLE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; NEEDLES; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SICK ROLE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033066722     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.2.197     Document Type: Article

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