Supporting Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Need for Family-School Partnerships

School Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-81

  Alderfer, Melissa A ^a   Hodges, Jilda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family school partnerships; Siblings of children with chronic illness; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957171883     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-010-9027-4     Document Type: Article

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