Perceptions of online support for hospitalized children and adolescents

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-223

  Nicholas, David B ^a   Darch, Jane ^a   McNeill, Ted ^a   Brister, Leanne ^a   O'Leary, Kimberly ^a   Berlin, Deborah ^a   Koller, Donna F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Computer mediated social support; Online technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MALE; ONTARIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84905767644     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v44n03_06     Document Type: Article

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