Cultural Influences on the Survivorship of Families Affected by Childhood Cancer: A Case for Using Family Systems Theories

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-236

  Yi, Jaehee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood cancer; family cohesion; family communication; family flexibility; family systems theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 72049122377     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017150     Document Type: Article

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