'I can play!' Young children's perceptions of health

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-284

  Almqvist, Lena ^a,b   Hellnäs, Petra ^a   Stefansson, Maria ^a   Granlund, Mats ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children's perceptions; Engagement; Health; Illness; Participation; Play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; RECREATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750090084     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: 14645270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490500521303     Document Type: Article

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