Psychosocial issues and care in pediatric oncology: Medical and nursing professionals' perceptions

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Kiernan, Gemma ^a   Meyler, Emma ^b   Guerin, Suzanne ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Medical and nursing professionals; Pediatric oncology; Psychosocial issues; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING AS A PROFESSION; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRELAND; MALE; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955229394     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181d5c476     Document Type: Article

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