Influence of parental and family adjustment on the later psychological adjustment of children treated for cancer

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 815-822

  Sawyer, Michael G ^b   Streiner, David L ^a   Antoniou, Georgia ^c   Toogood, Ian ^b   Rice, Michael ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Follow up; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031927434     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199808000-00011     Document Type: Article

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