Support and intervention groups for adolescents with cancer in two Ontario communities

Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 1680-1685

  Barrera, Maru ^a   Damore Petingola, Sheila ^b   Fleming, Carly ^a   Mayer, Judy ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Neoplasms; Psychosocial development; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; CANADA; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FAMILY COPING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ONTARIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33749541670     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22108     Document Type: Review

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