Surviving Childhood Cancer: Quality of Life and Parental Regulatory Focus

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-133

  Eiser, Christine ^a   Eiser, J Richard ^a   Greco, Veronica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Parenting; Quality of life; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0942268051     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203259936     Document Type: Review

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