School-age children's conceptions of the heart and its function: Part I: Review of literature.
A study was conducted to learn more about school-age children's conceptions of the heart and its function (kotchabhakdi, 1984). This report presents the review of literature pertinent to the study. The review includes three areas: congenital heart disease in children, cognitive development and cognitive function of school-age children, and children's conceptions of body organs. Part II, namely, methodology and findings of the study will be reported in Monograph 15, the Winter 1985 issue of this Journal.
D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D003210:Concept Formation; D006321:Heart; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans