Parents' psychological adjustment in families of children with Spina Bifida: A meta-analysis

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Vermaes, Ignance P R ^a   Janssens, Jan M A M ^a   Bosman, Anna M T ^a   Gerris, Jan R M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTHOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; SPINA BIFIDA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; META ANALYSIS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 26444604473     PISSN: 14712431     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-32     Document Type: Article

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