Parent-child relationships and quality of life: Resilience among childhood cancer survivors

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-183

  Orbuch, Terri L ^a   Parry, Carla ^b   Chesler, Mark ^b   Fritz, Jennifer ^b   Repetto, Paula ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Child; Parent child relationships; Resilience; Survivors

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844464918     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2005.00014.x     Document Type: Review

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