Between being cured and being healed: The paradox of childhood cancer survivorship

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 312-322

  Cantrell, Mary Ann ^a   Conte, Teresa M ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Female; Hope; Psychosocial aspects; Survivorship; Young women

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEAR; GUILT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349190381     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308330467     Document Type: Article

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