The impact of parental cancer on the adolescent: An analysis of the literature

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-137

  Grabiak, Beth R ^a   Bender, Catherine M ^a   Puskar, Kathryn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Coping; Family; Literature review; Oncology; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA BASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTING; ROLE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33847690228     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1083     Document Type: Article

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