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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Scharer, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentally ill children; Parents; Telehealth intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17844409877     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2005.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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