Parental reaction to disability

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-35

  Hedderly, Tammy ^a   Baird, Gillian ^b   McConachie, Helen ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Developmental disability; Disclosure of diagnosis; Parental attitudes

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037322936     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cupe.2003.0406     Document Type: Conference Paper

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