Children's views of hospitalization: An exploratory study of data collection

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-40

  Carney, Terri ^a   Murphy, Shona ^a   McClure, John ^a   Bishop, Eileen ^a   Kerr, Carole ^a   Parker, Janet ^a   Scott, Fiona ^a   Shields, Caroline ^a   Wilson, Liz ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's views; Data collection; Hospitalization; Qualitative themes; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0038813499     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493503007001674     Document Type: Article

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