Validation of a measure of maternal perception of the child's health status

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 472-481

  Monette, S ^a   Séguin, Louise ^a   Gauvin, L ^a   Nikiema B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child health; Health measure validity; Maternal perception of child health status; Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUEBEC;

EID: 34250308851     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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