Pediatric-Specific Parenting Stress and Family Functioning in Parents of Children Treated for Cancer

Children's Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-256

  Streisand, Randi ^a   Kazak, Anne E ^b   Tercyak, Kenneth P ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCMASTER FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC INVENTORY FOR PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS;

EID: 0344851825     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326888CHC3204_1     Document Type: Article

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