The needs of parents with chronically sick children: A literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 600-607

  Fisher, Helen R ^a,b,c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Certainty; Children; Chronic illness; Information; Literature review; Normality; Parents; Partnership

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 0035511714     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02013.x     Document Type: Review

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