The Psychosocial Impacts on Families of Low-Incidence, Complex Conditions in Children: The Case of Craniopharyngioma

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-107

  Jackson, Alun C ^a   Tsantefski, Menka ^a   Goodman, Helen ^a   Johnson, Belinda ^a   Rosenfeld, Jeffery ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Departments of Neurosurgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood chronic illness; Craniopharyngioma; Family impact

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; POVERTY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 1042300248     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v38n01_05     Document Type: Article

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