Psychosocial impact of an X-linked hereditary disease: A study of Alport syndrome patients and family members

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-250

  Pajari, H ^a   Sinkkonen, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEPHRITIS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHRITIS, HEREDITARY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEDIGREE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034186373     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2000.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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