Quality of life in spina bifida: Importance of parental hope

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-297

  Kirpalani, Haresh M ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^a   Van Nie, Alison J ^a   Willan, Andrew R ^a   King, D ^a   Parkin, Patricia C ^b   Fehlings, Darcy L ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Hope; Newborn; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0033798730     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.83.4.293     Document Type: Article

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