How well can children understand medicine related topics?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Hämeen Anttila, Katri ^a   Juvonen, Mirja ^a   Ahonen, Riitta ^a   Bush, Patricia J ^b   Airaksinen, Marja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Counselling; Focus groups; Health education; Medicines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 31344450393     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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