Experience of parents with head and neck cancer who are caring for young children

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1280-1290

  Semple, Cherith J ^a   McCance, Tanya ^b  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive mapping; Head and neck cancer; Nursing; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77952812901     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05311.x     Document Type: Review

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