The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 221-223.e2 , March 2007

Family Functioning in Children with Chronic Illness Compared with Healthy Controls: A Critical Review

  • Catherine B. McClellan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
    • ,
  • Lindsey L. Cohen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lindsey L. Cohen, PhD, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, 140 Decatur Street, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010.

Received 8 August 2005 ,Revised 5 October 2006 ,Accepted 29 November 2006.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)01172-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.11.063

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 221-223.e2 , March 2007

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