Being in pain: A phenomenological study of young people with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 445-449

  Castle, Kirstyn ^a   Imms, Christine ^b,c   Howie, Linsey ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTALGIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEMIPLEGIA; HIP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIMB PAIN; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 34249776369     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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