Coping, expressed emotion and quality of life in families with young people with cystic fibrosis

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a serious lung disease affecting the exocrine glands of the body (MacLusky & Levinson, 1990). It predominately affects Caucasians and is genetically transmitted through recessive genes. Affecting one in 2,500 live births it is eventually fatal (Lissauer &...

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Main Author: Williams, Sadie
Published: University of East Anglia 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585533