The Voices of Children: Stories About Hospitalization

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Wilson, Margaret E ^a   Megel, Mary E ^a   Enenbach, Laura ^a   Carlson, Kimberly L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child; hospitalization; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77049085559     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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