Quality of life of caregivers of very low-birthweight infants

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-219

  Donohue, Pamela K ^a,e   Maurin, Elana ^b   Kimzey, Lee ^c   Allen, Marilee C ^a   Strobino, Donna ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Behavioral Medicine Associates   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Parents; Prematurity; Quality of life; Very low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 50049084323     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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