Quality of life of female caregivers of children with sickle cell disease: A survey

Haematologica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 588-593

  Van Den Tweel, Xandra W ^a   Hatzmann, Janneke ^a   Ensink, Elske ^a   Van Der Lee, Johanna H ^a   Peters, Marjolein ^a   Fijnvandraat, Karin ^a   Grootenhuis, Martha ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Quality of life; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42149156610     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11610     Document Type: Article

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