Parenting children requiring complex care: A journey through time

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-213

  Macdonald, Heather ^a   Callery, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental map; Parental needs; Parenting children requiring complex care; Respite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPITE CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; RESPITE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38949114933     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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