The relationship between parental overprotection and health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer: The mediating role of perceived child vulnerability

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1373-1380

  Hullmann, Stephanie E ^a   Wolfe Christensen, Cortney ^b   Meyer, William H ^c   McNall Knapp, Rene Y ^c   Mullins, Larry L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Child; Overprotection; Quality of life; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349304247     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9696-3     Document Type: Article

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