When Your Child Has Cancer: A Discussion of Factors That Affect Mothers' Abilities to Cope

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 81-99

  Fletcher, Paula C ^a,b   Clarke, Juanne ^b  

^a Kinesiology and Physical Education   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Coping; Mothers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642525292     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v21n03_05     Document Type: Review

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