The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 546-550 , April 2009

Influence of Adapted Environment on the Anxiety of Medically Treated Children with Developmental Disability

  • Michele Shapiro, OT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Issie Shapiro Educational Centre, Raanana, Israel
    • School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michele Shapiro, OT, MSc, PO Box 29, Raanana, 43100, Israel
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  • Harold D. Sgan-Cohen, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Shula Parush, OT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Raphael N. Melmed, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel

Received 27 March 2008 ,Revised 1 August 2008 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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 The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00883-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.017

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 546-550 , April 2009

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