Childhood experiences of cancer: An interpretative phenomenological analysis approach

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Griffiths, Maya ^a   Schweitzer, Robert ^a   Yates, Patsy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Lived experience; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955389313     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454210377902     Document Type: Article

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