The golden freeway: A preliminary evaluation of a pilot study advancing information technology as a social Intervention for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their families

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Soutter, Jennifer ^a   Hamilton, Neil ^a   Russell, Peter ^a   Russell, Chris ^a   Bushby, Kate ^b   Sloper, Patricia ^c   Bartlett, Kim ^a,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Information technology; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS; ENGLAND; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 1542392695     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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