The importance of being there: Perspectives of social support by adolescents with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 122-134

  Woodgate, Roberta Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Institute of Child Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Family; Supportive relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRIENDS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MORALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33645989485     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454206287396     Document Type: Article

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