Demands and Stress in Mothers of Children With Epilepsy

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Psychologie

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 53-64

  Tröster, Heinrich ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic illness; Coping; Epilepsy; Parental stress; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013614471     PISSN: 09405569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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