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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJNCP-185, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/185
Research Article
Parent & Child Perceptions of Child Health after Sibling Death

Rosa M. Roche1,2, Dorothy Brooten2* and JoAnne M. Youngblut2

1Cystic Fibrosis/Asthma Center Coordinator, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
2Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Florida International University Miami, Florida, USA
Dr. Dorothy Brooten, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Florida International University Miami, Florida, USA; E-mail: brooten@fiu.edu
12 May 2016; 05 June 2016; 07 June 2016
Roche RM, Brooten D, Youngblut JM (2016) Parent & Child Perceptions of Child Health after Sibling Death. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 3: 185. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/185
This study was funded by grant R01 NR012675 from the NIH’s National Institute for Nursing Research.

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