Informant discrepancy in perceptions of sickle cell disease severity

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-448

  Connelly, Mark ^a   Wagner, Janelle L ^a   Brown, Ronald T ^a   Rittle, Carrie ^a   Cloues, Barbara ^a   Taylor, Lloyd ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Child; Chronic disease; Disease severity; Multiple informant assessment; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20544457339     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi068     Document Type: Article

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