Parents' Experiences of What Comforts Them When Their Child is Suffering From Cancer

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Ångström Brännström, Charlotte ^a   Norberg, Astrid ^a,b   Strandberg, Gunilla ^a   Söderberg, Anna ^a   Dahlqvist, Vera ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

comfort; communion; feeling at home; hope; parent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956082071     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454210364623     Document Type: Article

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