Moving to place: Childhood cancer treatment decision making in single-parent and repartnered family structures

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-364

  Kelly, Katherine Patterson ^a   Ganong, Lawrence ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; decision making; families; grounded theory; parenting; pediatrics; psychosocial aspects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTING; PEDIATRICS; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952286926     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310385823     Document Type: Article

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