Subjective well-being in pediatric oncology patients

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-208

  Hexdall, Caroline McKnight ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hope; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being; Youth with cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149136022     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-008-9037-7     Document Type: Article

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