ADOLESCENTS PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO SICKLE-CELL DISEASE

Authors
GENTRY BF VARLIK L DANCER J
Citation
Bf. Gentry et al., ADOLESCENTS PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO SICKLE-CELL DISEASE, Perceptual and motor skills, 86(2), 1998, pp. 626-626
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
86
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
626 - 626
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1998)86:2<626:APOPFR>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
12 adolescents with sickle cell disease rated psychosocial reactions t o their disease. They had positive social and family relationships but had concerns about body development, self-confidence, being a burden on their families, and death.