Parents’ experiences of living through their child’s suffering from and surviving severe meningococcal disease

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 78-89

  Haines, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Evidence based practice; Meningococcal disease; Paediatric intensive care; Parent; Phenomenological research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PAIN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PAIN; PARENTS;

EID: 20844459981     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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