Behavior changes exhibited by siblings of pediatric oncology patients: A comparison between maternal and sibling descriptions

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-14

  Heffernan, Susan M ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW JERSEY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; NURSING ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030635793     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4542(97)90059-x     Document Type: Article

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