title: Children's illness concepts: old and new paradigms.
abstract: Determining what children know and are able to comprehend about illness is an important component of clinical care. This article reviews and critiques the cognitive and developmental approach to children's illness concepts and proposes an alternative paradigm. The author discusses the expert/novice model and methodology and its implications for education and clinical interventions.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Yoos
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003071:Cognition; D003210:Concept Formation; D004194:Disease; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012106:Research