Perceived vulnerability: A comparison of parents and children

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 279-287

  Gleason, Tracy R ^a   Evans, Mary E ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's perceptions; Parent child relationship; Parents' perceptions; Vulnerable child syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PEER GROUP; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 16644379767     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493504047318     Document Type: Article

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