The Care of My Child with Cancer: Parents' Perceptions of Caregiving Demands

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 218-228

  James, Kelly ^a   Keegan Wells, Diane ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^a   Kelly, Katherine P ^a   Bond, Dana ^a   Hall, Brenda ^a   Mahan, Rosemary ^a   Moore, Ida M ^a   Roll, Lona ^a   Speckhart, Beth ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 18744372737     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104345420201900606     Document Type: Article

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