Parents of children with cystic fibrosis: How they hope, cope and despair

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-354

  Wong, Michel G ^a   Heriot, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Cystic fibrosis; Emotional well being; Parent coping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HOPE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42149190608     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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