Utilizing role theory to help employed parents cope with children's chronic illness

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-57

  Major, Debra A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037324339     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/18.1.45     Document Type: Article

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