A national profile of caregiver challenges among more medically complex children with special health care needs

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1020-1026

  Kuo, Dennis Z ^a   Cohen, Eyal ^b,c   Agrawal, Rishi ^d   Berry, Jay G ^e   Casey, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE NEED; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755152947     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.172     Document Type: Article

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