Gender differences of parental distress in children with cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 598-606

  Yeh, Chao Hsing ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children with cancer; Gender difference; Marital satisfaction; Parental distress; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036599377     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.02227.x     Document Type: Article

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