Cancer survival in parents who lost a child: A nationwide study in Denmark

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1698-1701

  Li, J ^a   Johansen, C ^b   Olsen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Epidemiology; Psychological stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037929399     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600948     Document Type: Article

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