Adjustment to appearance changes resulting from meningococcal septicaemia during adolescence: A qualitative study

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-132

  Wallace, Melissa ^a   Harcourt, Diana ^b   Rumsey, Nichola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Appearance; Meningococcal septicaemia; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMBOLISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 34548591431     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490701217313     Document Type: Article

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