Acute childhood illness at home: The parents' perspective

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 821-832

  Neill, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Beech House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute illness; Common childhood illness; Families; General practitioners; Lay knowledge; Literature review; Minor illness; Parents; Primary health care; Qualitative overview

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034167022     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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