Living with hope and fear-the uncertainty of childhood cancer after relapse

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-301

  De Graves, Sharon ^a   Aranda, Sanchia ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Fear; Hope; Relapse; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RELAPSE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ETHNOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; UNCERTAINTY; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 56049099319     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305745.41582.73     Document Type: Article

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