The effect of illness experience and demographic factors on children's illness representations

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-129

  Paterson, Janis ^a   Moss Morris, Rona ^b   Butler, Sarnia J ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children's illness concepts; Children's illness representations; Cognitive developmental; Personal illness experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347868449     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407318     Document Type: Article

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