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Journal of Child Health Care is a broad ranging, international, professionally-oriented, interdisciplinary and peer reviewed journal. It focuses on issues related to the health and health care of neonates, children, young people and their families, including areas such as illness, disability, complex needs, well-being, quality of life and mental health care in a diverse range of settings. View full journal description

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Telehealth uptake by families seeking allied health services for young children: Does culturally and linguistically diverse background matter?

  • Chloe Li
  • Clarice Y Tang
  • Katrina Tosi
  • Elise Baker
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Tuning in to provide tailored and adjustable health promotion support in children´s best interest – An interview study with child healthcare nurses

  • Veronica Bohlin
  • Elisabeth Dahlborg
  • Katarina Patriksson
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A call for improved reporting of study methods and population in publication titles and abstracts

  • Ashleigh E Butler
  • Lael Ridgway
  • Stacey Hokke
  • Kristina Edvardsson
  • Catina Adams
  • Elly Greenwood
  • Christine E East
  • Kolsoom Safari
  • Noushin Arefadib
  • Lisa McKenna
  • Beverley Copnell
  • Ellen M Henderson
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Decision-making for parental presence in pediatric resuscitation: A qualitative study of parents’ and resuscitation team members’ experiences and perceptions

  • Arezoo Ghavi
  • Hadi Hassankhani
  • Fenella J Gill
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Family-centred care research in paediatrics: A scoping review

  • Ashleigh E Butler
  • Lael Ridgway
  • Ellen M Henderson
  • Stacey Hokke
  • Kristina Edvardsson
  • Catina Adams
  • Elly Greenwood
  • Christine East
  • Kolsoom Safari
  • Noushin Arefadib
  • Lisa McKenna
  • Beverley Copnell
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Mind the power gap: How hierarchical leadership in healthcare is a risk to patient safety

  • Constantinos Kanaris
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Reframing the focus from a family-centred to a child-centred care approach for children’s healthcare

  • Imelda Coyne
  • Inger Hallström
  • Maja Söderbäck
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Father absence and adolescent development: a review of the literature

  • Leah East
  • Debra Jackson
  • Louise O'Brien
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Identifying research priorities with children, youth, and families: A scoping review

  • Shokoufeh Modanloo
  • Quinn Correll
  • Rhonda Correll
  • Nathalie Major
  • Michelle Quinlan
  • Jessica Reszel
  • Jodi Wilding
  • Zhi Lin Zhou
  • Linda S Franck
  • Denise Harrison
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Transgender and gender diverse youths’ experiences of healthcare: A systematic review of qualitative studies

  • Ryan Biskupovic Goulding
  • John Goodwin
  • Aine O’Donovan
  • Mohamad M. Saab
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Weight-biased attitudes about pediatric patients with obesity in Dutch healthcare professionals from seven different professions

  • Bibian van der Voorn
  • Roxanna Camfferman
  • Jacob C Seidell
  • Rebecca M Puhl
  • Jutka Halberstadt
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Supporting families during pediatric critical illness: Opportunities identified in a multicenter, qualitative study

  • Jessica M Jarvis
  • Taylor Huntington
  • Grace Perry
  • Susan Zickmund
  • Serena Yang
  • Patrick Galyean
  • Neethi Pinto
  • R. Scott Watson
  • Lenora M Olson
  • Ericka L Fink
  • Aline B Maddux
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Shining a light on pain

Stephen McKeever, Julia Harris and Liz King

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Tribalism in healthcare: See it. Stop it. Sorted.

Stephen McKeever, Liz King and Constantinos Kanaris

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The relationship between children’s food allergies and family mealtimes: A systematic review

Stephen McKeever, Liz King, Ritu Sampige and Leslie Ann Frankel

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Exploring the implementation of child life services with facility dogs

Stephen McKeever, Liz King and Emily Goldstein

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