How well do care providers know the children with developmental disabilities they care for?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-612

  Meester Delver, Anke ^a   Beelen, Anita ^a   Folmer, Katinka ^b   Medema, Dorien ^c   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^d   Nollet, Frans ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Center 'De Trappenberg'   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre 'De Hoogstraat'   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Additional care; Children; Developmental disabilities; Impairments; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41749085113     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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