The meaning of surviving cancer for latino adolescents and emerging young adults

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-81

  Jones, Barbara L ^a   Volker, Deborah L ^a   Vinajeras, Yolanda ^b   Butros, Linda ^b   Fitchpatrick, Cynthia ^c   Rossetto, Kelly ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Children's Medical Center   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer survivors; Latino; Phenomenology; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEW MEXICO; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349096389     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181b4ab8f     Document Type: Article

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