Developing services to support parents caring for a technology-dependent child at home

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-218

  Kirk, Susan ^a   Glendinning, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children with complex needs; Home care; Interagency working; Parent participation; Professional support; Technology dependent children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PARENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2642547219     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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