Parenting a child with clubfoot: A qualitative study

International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 176-184

  Pietrucin Materek, Marta ^a   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^b   Barker, Simon ^c   Forrest Keenan, Karen ^d   Miedzybrodzka, Zosia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Clinical Genetics Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Parenting; Qualitative study; Talipes; Treatment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053995692     PISSN: 18781241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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