Effects of respite care for children with developmental disabilities: Evaluation of an intervention for at risk families

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 272-283

  Cowen, Perle Slavik ^a   Reed, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk children; Child maltreatment prevention; Developmental disabilities; Family support; Nursing case management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036633679     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.19407.x     Document Type: Article

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