Self-control, self-efficacy, role overload, and stress responses among siblings of children with cancer

Health and Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-132

  Hamama, Liat ^a   Ronen, Tammie ^a   Rahav, Giora ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Role overload; Self control; Siblings; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849095142     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/33.2.121     Document Type: Review

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