Parents' perceptions of the information provided to them about their child's leukaemia

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-181

  Patistea, Evangelia ^a   Babatsikou, Fotoula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Evaluation; Information; Parents; Satisfaction; Sources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION; SCIENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

EID: 0041829012     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-3889(03)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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