What do parents know about the malformations afflicting the hearts of their children?

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Chessa, Massimo ^a   De Rosa, Gabriella ^b   Pardeo, Manuela ^b   Negura, Diana G ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Giamberti, Alessandro ^a   Bossone, Edoardo ^c   Carminati, Mario ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Education; Health promotion; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; ENDOCARDITIS; FAMILY; FEVER; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; PARENT;

CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 24944548408     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105000284     Document Type: Article

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