Illness understanding in children and adolescents with heart disease

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-397

  Veldtman, G R ^a   Matley, S L ^a   Kendall, L ^a   Quirk, J ^a   Gibbs, J L ^a   Parsons, J M ^a   Hewison, J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Heart disease; Understanding illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033799045     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.4.395     Document Type: Article

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