To tell or not to tell; the childhood cancer conundrum: Parental communication and information-seeking

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-360

  Jithoo, Vinitna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Communication; Information seeking; Parents; Support needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957742345     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631004000313     Document Type: Article

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