Inpatient care of children with cerebral palsy as perceived by their parents

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 432-436

  Phua, Vanessa ^a   Reid, Sue M ^a,b   Walstab, Janet E ^a   Reddihough, Dinah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Child; Consumer satisfaction; Hospitalization; Patient care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; STRESS; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 27744560684     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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