Adolescent cancer survivors: Identity paradox and the need to belong

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1033-1040

  Jones, Barbara L ^a   Parker Raley, Jessica ^b   Barczyk, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; cancer; children; illness and disease; psychosocial aspects; social identity; young adults; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960537861     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311404029     Document Type: Article

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