Mothers' explanations of communicating past health and future risks to survivors of childhood cancer

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 157-170

  Clarke, Sally Ann ^a   Sheppard, Linda ^a   Eiser, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Genetic; Retinoblastoma (Rb); Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; RETINOBLASTOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EYE, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SICK ROLE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 38349186412     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104507080997     Document Type: Article

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