Listen to me, too! Lessons from involving children with complex healthcare needs in research about multi-agency services

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-95

  Watson, Debby ^a   Abbott, D ^a   Townsley, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children with complex needs; Consultation; Involvement in research; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDEPENDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845696260     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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