Surviving childhood cancer: Parents' perceptions of their child's health

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-88

  Svavarsdottir, Erla Kolbrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Parents' perception; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644396162     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454204273812     Document Type: Article

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