Descriptive survey about causes of illness given by the parents of children with cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-141

  Matteo, Bernardi ^a   Pierluigi, Badon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Caregiver; Causes of the disease; Pediatric cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PARENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 43049164203     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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