A support group for parents of burned children: A South African Children's Hospital Burns Unit

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 565-569

  Frenkel, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Valkenberg Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT GROUP;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GROUP PROCESSES; GUILT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOUTH AFRICA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 42149127053     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.09.016     Document Type: Article

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