Support behind the scenes: Attitudes and practice of pediatricians and nurses with grandparents of sick children

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-325

  Findler, Liora ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Grandparents; Pediatricians and nurses; Sick children

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949122474     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000336094.16195.eb     Document Type: Article

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