"In for the Long Haul": Responses of Parents Caring for Children with Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-179

  Hilbert, Gail A ^a   Walker, Mary B ^b   Rinehart, Joan ^c  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gwynedd Mercy University   (United States)

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EID: 27744563421     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107484070000600205     Document Type: Article

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