Fathers' Coping Mechanisms Related to Parenting a Chronically Ill Child: Implications for Advanced Practice Nurses

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-104

  Broger, Brenda ^a   Zeni, Mary Beth ^b  

^a Southeastern Center for Infectious Disease   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronically ill children; Coping; Fathers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATHER; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATHERS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PARENTS;

EID: 79951515893     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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