Parent's perceptions of interactions with health professionals in the pathway to gaining a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis (TS) and beyond

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-119

  Whitehead, Lisa C ^a,b   Gosling, Vashti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Professionals; Reliability; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SYMPTOM; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0037335419     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(03)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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