Distress levels in Turkish parents of children with congenital heart disease

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Yildiz, Aynur ^a   Celebioglu, Ayda ^a   Olgun, Haşim ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Distress; Fathers; Mothers; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849136739     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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