Experiences of Australian parents caring for children with asthma: It gets easier

Chronic Illness

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-314

  Barton, Christopher ^a   Sulaiman, Nabil ^b   Clarke, David ^c   Abramson, Michael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Attitude to health; Care givers; Coping behaviour; Health behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 39049178413     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/17423953050010041201     Document Type: Article

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