Stress-mediated quality of life outcomes in parents of childhood cancer and brain tumor survivors: A case-control study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 995-1005

  Witt, Whitney P ^a   Litzelman, Kristin ^a   Wisk, Lauren E ^a   Spear, Hilary A ^a   Catrine, Kris ^b   Levin, Nataliya ^a   Gottlieb, Carissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b American Family Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Parental caregivers; Parents; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951726450     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9666-9     Document Type: Article

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