Depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and social support levels of the parents of children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Bayat, Meral ^a   Erdem, Emine ^a   Gül Kuzucu, Emine ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Hopelessness; Parents of children with cancer; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 49749120004     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208321139     Document Type: Article

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