A study of children's concepts of their internal bodies: A comparison of children with and without congenital heart disease

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 292-298

  Vessey, Judith A ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034293618     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2000.8679     Document Type: Article

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