Behavioural, emotional and family functioning of hospitalized children in China and Hong Kong

International Nursing Review

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-46

  Kennedy, C ^a   Kools, S ^a   Kong, S K F ^b   Chen, J L ^a   Franck, L ^c   Wong, T K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child Hospitalization; Chinese Child Behaviour; Chinese Children; Chinese Family Functioning; Chinese Parenting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 1642396457     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2003.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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