Parental Adjustment to Childhood Cancer: A Replication Study

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-275

  Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^a,b   Gutzwiller, Joeanne ^c   Huiet, Kristine A ^d   Fischer, Stephanie ^a,b   Noll, Robert B ^e   Vannatta, Kathryn ^a,b  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Child Focus Inc   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; effect size; family; significance testing; social support

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; REPLICATION STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36049025033     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1091-7527.25.3.263     Document Type: Article

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