Comparison of continuing bonds reported by parents and siblings after a child's death from cancer

Death Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-440

  Foster, Terrah L ^a   Gilmer, Mary Jo ^a   Davies, Betty ^b   Dietrich, Mary S ^c   Barrera, Maru ^d   Fairclough, Diane L ^e   Vannatta, Kathryn ^f   Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIBLING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIBLINGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956141227     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.553308     Document Type: Article

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