Families of infants and young children with cancer: A post-traumatic stress framework

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 1109-1113

  Kazak, Anne E ^a,b   Baxt, Chiara ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological outcome; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEAR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35648970014     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21345     Document Type: Review

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