Living with congenital or acquired cardiac disease in childhood: Maternal perceptions of the impact on the child and family

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-140

  Wray, Jo ^a   Maynard, Linda ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Psycho social factors; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORBIDITY; NURSING; PARENT; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SCHOOL; SIBLING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; HEART DISEASE; INFANT; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 24944448809     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105000302     Document Type: Article

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