Romantic relationship of emerging adult survivors of childhood cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 767-774

  Thompson, Amanda L ^a,b   Marsland, Anna L ^c   Marshal, Michael P ^d   Tersak, Jean M ^e  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Emerging adulthood; Romantic relationships; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LOVE; LYMPHOMA; NEOPLASM; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEUKEMIA; LOVE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749095100     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1471     Document Type: Article

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