The financial and psychological impacts on mothers of children with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-512

  Missen, A ^a   Hollingworth, W ^a   Eaton, N ^b   Crawley, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFS ME; Chronic fatigue syndrome; ME

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861854499     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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