Chronic childhood illness in the Arab world
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World
Publisher
Springer
Editor(s)
Laher, I.
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
29914
Abstract
Chronic childhood illness has great physical, social, and psychological impacts on children and their families across the globe. Despite global concerns regarding the welfare and needs of this population, relatively little is known about the actual prevalence and impact of chronic childhood illnesses in the Arab world. This chapter summarizes important findings of studies with the prevalence of chronic childhood illnesses in the Arab world, and the impact of chronic illness on child and families and reviews healthcare services provided to this population. For the purpose of this chapter, we define the term Arab world as related to distinct geographic areas encompassing portions of the 22 Arab League stretching over Africa and Asia.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-74365-3_118-1
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Comments
AL Jabery M., Arabiat D. (2019). Chronic childhood illness in the Arab world. In I. Laher (Ed.), Handbook of healthcare in the Arab world. Springer.
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