The impact on family scale revisited: Further psychometric data

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Stein, Ruth E K ^a   Jessop, Dorothy Jones ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Disabilities; Impact on family; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037295257     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200302000-00004     Document Type: Article

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