Preventing and treating homesickness

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 192-201

  Thurber, Christopher A ^e   Walton, Edward ^e   Murray, Robert D ^e   Frankowski, Barbara L ^e   Gereige, Rani S ^e   Mears, Cynthia J ^e   Roland, Michele M ^e   Young, Thomas L ^e   Grant, Linda M ^e   Hyman, Daniel ^e   Magalnick, Harold ^e   Monteverdi, George J ^e   Pattishall III, Evan G ^e   LaCursia, Nancy ^a   Mazyck, Donna ^b   Vernon Smiley, Mary ^c   Wallace, Robin ^d   Li, Su ^e  

^a American School Health Association   (United States)

^b National Association of School Nurses   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Independent School Health Association

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Camping; Children; Homesickness; School health services; Separation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846907900     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2781     Document Type: Article

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