Decision-making during hospitalization: Parents' and children's involvement

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-375

  Hallström, Inger ^a   Elander, Gunnel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hospitalized child; Parents; Participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT RIGHT;

EID: 1842630508     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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