Development of a tool to measure the life situation of parents of children with cancer

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 248-256

  Enskar K ^a   Carlsson, M ^b   Von Essen, L ^b   Kreuger, A ^b   Hamrin, E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Family health; Life experiences; Neoplasms; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030835304     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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