Fathers of Children with Cancer: Involvement, Coping, and Adjustment

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-189

  Bennett Murphy, Laura M ^a   Flowers, Stacy ^a   McNamara, Kelly A ^a   Young Saleme, Tammi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42949107788     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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