Parenting and childhood chronicity: Making visible the invisible work

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 424-438

  Ray, Lynne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036985268     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpdn.2002.127172     Document Type: Article

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