The importance of including both a child perspective and the child's perspective within health care settings to provide truly child-centred care

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Söderbäck, Maja ^a   Coyne, Imelda ^b   Harder, Maria ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child; Child centred; Healthcare; Perspectives; Quality; Rights

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED NATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874342079     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493510397624     Document Type: Article

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