Paediatric multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study of families' diagnosis experiences

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 623-629

  Hinton, Denise ^a   Kirk, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84933182091     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306523     Document Type: Article

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