Family functioning predictors of adjustment in children with newly diagnosed cancer: A prospective analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 321-328

  Varni, James W ^a,c   Katz, Ernest R ^b   Colegrove Jr , Robert ^b   Dolgin, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cancer; Children; Family functioning

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0029876879     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01409.x     Document Type: Article

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