Initial development of the pediatric camp outcome measure

Children's Health Care

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-169

  Simons, Laura E ^a,e   Gilleland, Jordan ^b   McDanel, Amanda Hubbard ^c   Blount, Ronald L ^b   Campbell, Robert ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAMPING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 42649137238     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739610802006593     Document Type: Article

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