Improved perceived health status persists three months after a special sports camp for children with congenital heart disease

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 767-772

  Moons, Philip ^a,b   Barrea, Catherine ^c   Suys, Bert ^d   Ovaert, Caroline ^c   Boshoff, Derize ^e   Eyskens, Benedicte ^e   Vandenrijn, Charlotte ^a   Sluysmans, Thierry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Belgian National Foundation for Research in Pediatric Cardiology   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Congenital heart disease; Health status; Outcome; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BAECKE QUESTIONNAIRE; CAMPING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CAMPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS;

EID: 33748955176     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0171-7     Document Type: Article

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