Differences in health care utilization between parents who perceive their child as vulnerable versus overprotective parents

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Thomasgard, Michael ^a,c   Peter Metz, W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT;

EID: 8944247748     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289603500603     Document Type: Article

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