The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for children with chronic pain on the quality of life on 7 to 12 year-old children

International Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 47-55

  Ghomian, Soheila ^a   Shairi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Children; Chronic pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015875817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23455055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22038/ijp.2014.2995     Document Type: Article

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