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Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work Volume 8, 2011 - Issue 4
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Quality of Abstracts in the Context of a Systematic Review on Parenting of Children with Chronic Health Conditions and Disabilities

Traci Cimino Centre For Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lucyna M. Lach Centre For Research on Children and Families, School of Social Work, Department of Paediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kate Mechan Centre For Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Michael Saini Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jodie Nimigon-Young Centre For Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ted McNeill Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto; Department of Social Work, Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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David Nicholas Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Peter Rosenbaum Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 369-378 | Published online: 09 Aug 2011

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