Along the cancer continuum: Integrating therapeutic support and bereavement groups for children and teens of terminally ill cancer patients

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-370

  Werner Lin, Allison ^a   Biank, Nancee M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bereavement; Children; Family members; Neoplasms; Program development; Support groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956347872     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10522150903321314     Document Type: Article

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