Long-term psychological distress in parents of child survivors of severe meningococcal disease

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 220-224

  Ehrlich, Tirtsa R ^a   Von Rosenstiel, Ines A ^a   Grootenhuis, Martha A ^a   Gerrits, Astrid I ^a   Bos, Albert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follow up; Long term; Parents; PICU; Psychological distress; SMD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MOTHER; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80051919141     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490400022246     Document Type: Article

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