Normalization behaviours of rural fathers living with chronically-ill children: An Australian experience

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-45

  Peck, Blake ^a   Lillibridge, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Fathers; Normalization; Paediatric; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 17844383005     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493505049645     Document Type: Article

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