Apprehensive parents: A qualitive study of parents seeking immediate primary care for their children

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 560, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Hugenholtz, Marjolijn ^a,b   Bröer, Christian ^a   van Daalen, Rineke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Gezondheidscentrum Bovenmaat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

After hours care; Child; Family practice; Health behaviour; Parents; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE; ANXIETY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63049100878     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X394996     Document Type: Article

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