Family-centred care and health-related quality of life of patients in paediatric neurosciences

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 454-461

  Moore, Melanie H ^a   Mah, J K ^b   Trute, B ^c  

^a Decision Support Research Team   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family centred service; Neurosciences; Paediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67049117626     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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