Adjustment of children and their mothers with breast cancer

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-308

  Brown, Ronald T ^a   Fuemmeler, Bernard ^b   Anderson, Deborah ^c   Jamieson, Sara ^d   Simonian, Susan ^d   Hall, Rayna Kneuper ^e   Brescia, Frank ^e  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d School of Business   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Breast cancer; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33947111896     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl015     Document Type: Article

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