Impact of Uncertainty Associated With a Child's Chronic Health Condition on Parents' Health

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-295

  Holm, Kristen E ^a   Patterson, Joan M ^b   Rueter, Martha A ^b   Wamboldt, Frederick ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood chronic health conditions; parent adjustment; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849436419     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012912     Document Type: Article

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