The influence of pediatric cancer diagnosis and illness complication factors on parental distress

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 807-814

  Hovén, Emma ^a   Anclair, Malin ^a   Samuelsson, Ulf ^b   Kogner, Per ^a   Boman, Krister K ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Bone tumors; CNS tumors; Complicated childhood cancer; Parental distress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKULL IRRADIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149145900     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31818a9553     Document Type: Article

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