Partnership in practice: What parents of a disabled child want from a generic health professional in Australia

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 624-632

  Fereday, Jennifer ^a   Oster, Candice ^b   Darbyshire, Philip ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Disability; Generic health professional; Partnership

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; COOPERATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TAPE RECORDING; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649453906     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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