Factors influencing the successful utilization of home health care in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 450-455

  Kandsberger, Donna ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Children; Families; Home; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748877683     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822307304827     Document Type: Review

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