Adolescent cancer and the family

Journal of Cancer Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-92

  Allen, Ruth ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent cancer; Coping; Family; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039920219     PISSN: 13649825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-9825(97)80249-0     Document Type: Article

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