Culturally appropriate family assessment: Analysis of the family assessment device in a pediatric chinese population

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-60

  Chen, Jyu Lin ^a   Kennedy, Christine ^a   Kools, Susan ^a   Slaughter, Robert E ^a   Franck, Linda ^b   Kong, Sarah K F ^c   Wong, Thomas K S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642415806     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.11.1.41.52063     Document Type: Article

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