On receiving the diagnosis of cancer: The adolescent perspective

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Stegenga, Kristin ^a   Ward Smith, Peggy ^b  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cancer; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 64549122031     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208328767     Document Type: Article

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