Parents' experiences of caring for a child with a cleft lip and/or palate: A review of the literature

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-20

  Nelson, P ^a   Glenny, A M ^b   Kirk, S ^a   Caress, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Parents' experiences; Parents' perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 84155164976     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01244.x     Document Type: Review

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