Phenomenology in pediatric cancer nursing research

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-192

  Fochtman, Dianne ^a,b,c  

^a Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents with cancer; Hermeneutics; Phenomenology; Qualitative methodology; Understanding the meaning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 45749106360     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208319186     Document Type: Review

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