The quality of paediatric nursing care: Developing the Child Care Quality at Hospital instrument for children

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 443-453

  Pelander, Tiina ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a   Katajisto, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child Care Quality at Hospital instrument; Children; Instrument development; Paediatric nursing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58449120467     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04875.x     Document Type: Article

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