The life situation of parents over the first year after their child's cancer diagnosis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1654-1660

  Lähteenmäki, Päivi M ^a   Sjoblom J ^a   Korhonen, T ^a   Salmi, T T ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Child; Family life; Parent; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 10844221622     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410033033     Document Type: Article

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