Parental experiences of adult child death from cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 751-765

  Dean, Mervyn ^a,f   McClement, Susan ^b,c   Bond Jr , John B ^b   Daeninck, Paul J ^b,d   Nelson, Fred ^e  

^a Western Health Care Corporation   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit   (Canada)

^d Symptom Management Group   (Canada)

^e Palliative Care Program Winnipeg   (Canada)

^f Western Memorial Regional Hospital Corner Brook   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER; CHILD DEATH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS;

EID: 24644436006     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.751     Document Type: Article

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