Is my child sick? Parents' management of signs of illness and experiences of the medical encounter: Parents of recurrently sick children urge for more cooperation

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-27

  Ertmann, Ruth K ^a   Reventlow, Susanne ^a   Söderström, Margareta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cooperation; family practice; general practice; medical encounter; parents' management; sick children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 79951795489     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.531990     Document Type: Article

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