Military children: When parents are deployed overseas

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Fitzsimons, Virginia M ^a   Krause Parello, Cheryl A ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Military deployment; Role strain; Stress; War

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SCHOOL NURSING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349106460     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840508326733     Document Type: Article

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