Parental optimism in poor prognosis pediatric cancers

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 783-788

  Sung, Lillian ^a   Klaassen, Robert J ^b   Dix, David ^c   Pritchard, Sheila ^c   Yanofsky, Rochelle ^d   Ethier, Marie Chantel ^a   Klassen, Anne ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Parent; Pediatric; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RELAPSE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PROGNOSIS; REALITY TESTING; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749120611     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1490     Document Type: Article

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