The qualitative experience of Chinese parents with children diagnosed of cancer

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 710-717

  Wong, Maggie Y F ^a   Chan, Sally W C ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Chinese; Parental coping; Treatment stage

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENIAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS;

EID: 33745644730     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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